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Phidippus clarus
Small black hairy spider with red stripes on the back/sides of the abdomen.
Spotted on Aug 25, 2012
Submitted on Aug 25, 2012
3 Comments
Thanks Atul and congratulations on 500 spottings!
Lovely!
Like other jumping spiders, it has vision more acute than a cat and ten times more acute than a dragonfly. The eyes are used to locate prey and rivals, and find and court mates. All spiders have sensors for smell, taste, touch and vibration protruding through their cuticle ("skin"). - Wikipedia