jumping spider

Hi John and welcome to Project Noah! Nice find!
This looks very much like a Bold Jumper (also known as a Daring Jumping Spider) Phiddipus audax.
Here is a link to the Bugguide page for this species. Hope it helps.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/2006

Do you have any more views of this cute spider? Multiple angles can be very helpful for identifying organisms since some have distinct markings or shapes that can only be seen from certain views.

interesting spotting John ,congrats,thanks for sharing and welcome to Project Noah
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