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Jumping spider, juvenile

Salticidae

Description:

A tiny spider found on the hood of a car by a Jr. Spotter in Carlsbad, CA This spider was content to let my camera lens very close to it. I saw several spiders of this type inside and outside houses over the few weeks after spotting.

3 Species ID Suggestions

redyellgrn99
redyellgrn99 11 years ago
Wolf Spider
Lycosidae
redyellgrn99
redyellgrn99 11 years ago
Brown Widow
Latrodectus geometricus
Jumping Spider (juvenile)
Thiodina hespera Species Thiodina hespera - BugGuide.Net


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3 Comments

You're welcome! I really enjoy jumpers too. You lucked out with the great background. It makes the spiders details easier to see.

KarenP
KarenP 10 years ago

Thanks, Cindy- I've updated the spotting. It sure was fun to photograph this spider. The sliver made a good back ground.

redyellgrn99
redyellgrn99 11 years ago

I've got a few suggestions.

KarenP
Spotted by
KarenP

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on Jan 28, 2012
Submitted on Feb 8, 2012

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