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Menemerus bivittatus
This spotting has two specimens and both are males, the first pic I found in a different place, and the last two I found at home. The male gray wall-jumping spider has a black line running across its abdomen forming a 'y' symbol with the head compared to a female whose black line surrounds the abdomen forming an 'o'.
Found the 1st specimen (1st pic) in a neighboring province on a building and the 2nd specimen (2nd & 3rd pic) at home. It is a pantropical species and is usually found on the walls of buildings or on tree trunks where it stalks its prey. Has been widely introduced, resulting in a cosmopolitan distribution. In America, the species is found in Florida, Texas, and California (USA) and south as far as Paraguay, including some Caribbean islands, Colombia, and Venezuela. It is often seen on the outside of man-made structures.
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