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Jumping Spider - male

Thiodina sylvana

Photo by LisaPowers
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Field Notes

Description:

Brown spider with red rimmed eyes and orange on the top of the head, two longitudinal beige stripes on the top of the abdomen.

Habitat:

Rural back yard on hibiscus plant. It was eating a leaf hopper.

Notes:

This guy was found on the same hibiscus just 2 days after I found this female: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/643406006

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