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Jumping Spider

Phidippus johnsoni

Description:

Jumping spiders are generally recognized by their eye pattern. All jumping spiders have four pairs of eyes with one pair being their particularly large anterior median eyes.

Habitat:

Jumping spiders live in a variety of habitats. Tropical forests harbor the most species, but they are also found in temperate forests, scrub lands, deserts, intertidal zones, and mountainous regions.

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1 Comment

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 9 years ago

Don't think it's a jumper .. They don't spin webs. Perhaps some kind of orb weaver?

Wanyi Zhao
Spotted by
Wanyi Zhao

Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Spotted on Apr 22, 2015
Submitted on Apr 22, 2015

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