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Beautiful Jumper

Philaeus chrysops

Photo by tamertanisik
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Field Notes

Description:

Female leg span: 2cm, cephalothorax+abdomen:1cm silk production: yes

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Species ID Suggestions

Pantropical jumping Spider

Plexippus paykulli

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CindyBinghamKeiser
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Comments (1)
CindyBinghamKeiser
I'm not certain of the ID due to the white stripe on the side of the cephalothorax so please research. One reference I used was: http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/geo-dist/turkey.htm
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PublishedMay 23, 2012

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