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Cute Arachnid

Found a cute jumping(?) spider on my wall before Friday's exam:

(the head kinda looks like a spaceship of sorts...)




Anyone wanna key it out?

I have another one somewhere, which I'll post when I find it. 'Somewhere' is a very difficult place to reach sometimes...

3 comments:

  1. That's family salticidae, though keying to genus could be hard because salticidae is a very large family, including such incredible members as the ant mimic spider (which isn't the one you have).

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  2. That's almost certainly Platycryptus undatus...only a few members in the (distinctive) genus, and in North America this is far and away the most common. Also a male - the red on the face (lacking in females), swollen pedipalps, and overall body shape give it away. Good pics!

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  3. That looks like Platycryptus Undatus, (the common name is the tan jumping spider). I've seen a few of those in my front yard before.

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