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Phidippus audax
A rather large jumping spider found on our spigot. He was rather shy, and would scurry around the knob in an attempt to hide. There was a striking iridescent blue on his face, and a large white spot on his back. He would stick up his front legs when he felt threatened.
Found on a spigot, above a large bed of creeping myrtle.
Spotted on May 18, 2015
Submitted on May 29, 2015
2 Comments
Thank you for the species suggestion and for catching my mission mistake. I feel quite foolish.
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Likely a bold jumping spider, Phidippus audax. You should remove this from the "Insects that live in Connecticut" mission as spiders are arachnids, not insects. Thank you!