Bold jumping spider

Description:

These spiders are typically black with a pattern of spots and striped on their abdomen and legs. Often these spots are orange-tinted in juveniles, turning white as the spider matures. This spider belongs to the genus Phidippus, a group of jumping spiders easily identified both by their relatively large size and their iridescent chelicerae. In the case of P. audax, these chelicerae are a bright, metallic green or blue.

Notes:

found on the plant in the 2nd photo. The spider attempted unsuccessfully to jump from that leaf to the house at least 3 times before he finally made it.