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Phidippus apacheanus
Phidippus apacheanus is a large, stocky, showy jumping spider. The males are black with bright red-orange backs and rings on their legs. The females are similar, but also have a few black markings on their backs. This species is often over 1 cm (0.4 in.) long, and the front of the jaws are iridescent. (information taken from http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.h...)
Mixed prairie and woodland
Spotted on Sep 18, 2013
Submitted on Sep 20, 2013
2 Comments
great series Aaron,beautiful spider,congrats and thanks for sharing
A bright little fellow! I hope your encounter with it wasnt to close to the ground this time :P