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black and white striped spider

Description:

this spider is black with white stripes. it has a black head with a small orange spot on it. its back is all orange. it was fuzzy and hairy. it was very small, i would say smaller than half an inch.

Habitat:

i saw it walking around on the sidewalk, but it lives in bushes, grass, and trees.

Notes:

it moves very fast!

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1 Comment

Yasser
Yasser 13 years ago

This looks like a jumping spider of the family Salticidae. Check out the Wikipedia reference link for more information.

olu.hayleighperry
Spotted by
olu.hayleighperry

New York City, New York, USA

Spotted on Oct 17, 2010
Submitted on Oct 17, 2010

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