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Hi, I'm a Jumping Spider

Hi, I'm a jumping spider. I see that you found me on the tropical milkweed, Asclepias...

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A jumping spider, member of the Salticidae family, perches on a tropical milkweed plant and eyes the photographer. Friend or foe? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A jumping spider, member of the Salticidae family, perches on a tropical milkweed plant and eyes the photographer. Friend or foe? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 5:16 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Halloween (10), jumping spider (18), Salticidae (2), tropical milkweed (17)

Focus Area Tags: Environment, Yard & Garden

Jump!

There's a good reason why jumping spiders are named "jumping spiders." They jump.  A jumping...

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Jumping spider on a petunia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Jumping spider on a petunia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of jumping spider. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of jumping spider. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, March 4, 2013 at 9:53 PM

Comments: 4

• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: iridescent chelicerae (1), jumping spider (18), petunia (1), Phidippus (2), Salticidae (2)

 

 

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