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Johnson Jumping Spider

Phidippys johnsoni

Photo by misako
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Field Notes

Description:

Spotted this tiny Johnson Jumping Spider on my ornamental cabbage plant. It was approximately 8mm. .

Habitat:

Urban veggie garden.

Reference Links:

Encyclopedia of Life, Phidippus johnsoni

Species ID Suggestions

Johnson jumping spider

Phidippys johnsoni

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KarenL
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Comments (5)
misako
Thanks Greg--I see them in my garden all the time now.
misako
Thanks for the leads Karen and Ashish! I'll start looking at the jumping spiders.
Ashish
Yes...eyes of Jump spider.
KarenL
It looks like some kind of jumping spider.

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PublishedSeptember 4, 2011

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