1/2 inch (body length)
My sister-in-law found this beautiful jumping spider sitting on her clothes basket near her washer and drier in their
garage. She saved it for me since I was coming down to St. George, Utah to visit the next day. This was a large, very
active female spider that was willing to have its picture taken. Is that a cute spider face or what? It even has
white, partial eye rings that just cut into the top black mouth stripe.
When I went to release it in the yard, it rattled around the dish like a rock when I was trying to get it to slide out. That was one solid
Phidippus. I was so proud of my sister-in-law for not killing it. What a waste that would have been. © Carol Davis, 10-5-2009
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