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Bold Jumper

Phidippus audax

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

dark brown abdomen, legs striped black and brown, some white markings on abdomen, about half an inch

Habitat:

rose garden

Notes:

I spotted this small jumping spider on the rose bushes at work.

Species ID Suggestions

Bold Jumper

Phidippus audax

Reference Link
Ronald and Amissa
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Comments (8)
emj.patterson
Great job on these pictures Dan! They're fantastic.
Dan Doucette
Turns out I've spotted this before at my house. Gina provided some good information. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6898711
Dan Doucette
Thanks Ronald and Amissa for the ID, I think you're right. Ann it does have iridescent green mouth parts. Thanks Laura, I think I know which spider you are talking about. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6906407
Ronald and Amissa
The only difference I see is the normally-black head is light brown.
Ronald and Amissa
Yours seems to be a little bit different but the spots on the abdomen seem nearly identical. The legs are very similar as well.
LauraMaria
Eeee so cute! I love jumping spiders! We don't seem to have any the UK, but when I lived in Ontario I remember seeing a lot, especially ones that were whiteish yellow and black striped (I dubbed them zebra spiders haha). I wish I could get some cute pictures like these! I love how it looks like they have big eyelashes on their huge eyes.

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International Spider Survey
Mission
Wildlife of the Niagara Region

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PublishedAugust 30, 2011

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