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Spotting

Description:

I believe this is a Phidippus clarus but I am unsure.

Habitat:

On a tall skinny plant at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens in Norfolk, VA.

Notes:

Photos taken with my Canon 5dII, Canon mp-e65, and Canon mt-24EX flash heavily diffused. Shot handheld, ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/200s.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax Phidippus audax face - Phidippus audax - BugGuide.Net


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12 Comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Great series! Jumping spiders are photogenic and you have shown it. The first photo almost makes it seem like a cartoon character (or model for one).

dotun55
dotun55 10 years ago

Awesome series! Looks like a monkey on the cover

DhruvBhojwani
DhruvBhojwani 10 years ago

jumping spider

vivianpoma
vivianpoma 10 years ago

awesome, spectacular, magnificent photos, great close up!!

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 10 years ago

Stunning!

Atul
Atul 10 years ago

Nice one
Please consider adding this to the jumping spiders mission !
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1916...

beaker98
beaker98 10 years ago

Awesome shots! This does look like Phidippus clarus to me.

rams4d
rams4d 10 years ago

Very Impressive, Awesome, Congratulatons !!!

Fantastic pictures!!
I think this is the closest I have ever seen a spider!!
Thank you so much for sharing, keegster

BethAngermeier
BethAngermeier 10 years ago

This is a fabulous series. Great work!

ceherzog
ceherzog 10 years ago

wow! Freaky...love it!

40n73w
40n73w 10 years ago

'Si-fi sound'

keeganm
Spotted by
keeganm

Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Spotted on Aug 24, 2013
Submitted on Aug 27, 2013

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