This is a really fast, jumping spider in my garden... what is it? About 1cm long.
CLOSED: Wolf Spider?
palmbob,
That is a jumping spider in the Salticidae, not a wolf spider. It is almost certainly a member of the genus Phidippus. The closest I can find is Phidippus adumbratus http://bugguide.net/node/view/19130/bgimage
but there are others that are very similar.
Looks like Phidippus purinosus.. think that's possible?
That one seems to be only recorded in Texas. P adambratus is a Californian species http://salticidae.org/salticid/DIAGNOST/phidippu/adumbrat.htm
I think the only way to be sure would be to collect one and take it to an entymologist (or rather arachnologist),
Ken
what ever kind its scary. great picture.
Looks what we have here in Hazen, Fernley and Wadsworth NV, don't know what it is but it bites and the bites hurt! Does'nt seem to cause more than a red welt that last only a day or two.
I am with Hope whatever it is it loosk scary and it Jumps??? EEEkk great shot though!!!
I agree - good shot.
I often have to try very hard to get a shot of most jumping spiders, because they have a habit of wanting to investigate things in their area - and that usually means jumping on it. Therefor, they often jump on my camera lense while I'm trying to photograph them. Cute, but yet also annoying when they won't stay still for their photo.
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