Phidippus Jumping Spiders

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Johnson Jumper (Phidippus johnsoni) Johnson Jumper (Phidippus johnsoni)
Davis Creek, Missoula Co., MT
21 Apr 2015
Johnson Jumper (Phidippus johnsoni) Johnson Jumper (Phidippus johnsoni)
Davis Creek, Missoula Co., MT
21 Apr 2015
Johnson Jumper (Phidippus johnsoni)
Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT
6 June 2016
Johnson Jumper (Phidippus johnsoni)
Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT
6 June 2016

Whitman's Jumping Spider (Phidippus whitmani) Whitman's Jumping Spider (Phidippus whitmani)
Deciduous forest in Durham Co., NC
9 May 2013

This handsome jumping spider is reddish backed with a black bar over the face. Harmless to humans, they are reported to mimic velvet ants.

Whitman's Jumping Spider (Phidippus whitmani) Whitman's Jumping Spider (Phidippus whitmani)
Deciduous forest in Durham Co., NC
9 May 2013
Whitman's Jumping Spider (Phidippus whitmani) Whitman's Jumping Spider (Phidippus whitmani)
Deciduous forest in Durham Co., NC
9 May 2013

Jumping Spider (Phidippus otiosus) Jumping Spider (Phidippus otiosus)
Pine savanna edge in Pender Co., NC
13 Sep 2009

Jumping Spider (Phidippus otiosus) Jumping Spider (Phidippus otiosus)
Pine savanna edge in Pender Co., NC
13 Sep 2009

Jumping Spider (Phidippus otiosus) Jumping Spider (Phidippus otiosus)
Pine savanna edge in Pender Co., NC
13 Sep 2009

Jumping Spider (Phidippus otiosus) Jumping Spider (Phidippus otiosus)
Pine savanna edge in Pender Co., NC
13 Sep 2009

Jumping Spider (Phidippus otiosus) Jumping Spider (Phidippus otiosus)
Pine savanna edge in Pender Co., NC
13 Sep 2009

Jumping Spider (Phidippus otiosus) Jumping Spider (Phidippus otiosus)
Pine savanna edge in Pender Co., NC
13 Sep 2009


Prince Jumping Spider (Phidippus princeps) Prince Jumping Spider (Phidippus princeps), #7036
Orange Co., NC
16 Oct 2008

Thanks to David Hill for identifying this spider. He states this is likely a penultimate stage female. David also reports that this species is much more colorful in the southeast, as this individual shows. Northerly specimens of females of this species are often dull gray or brown.

Prince Jumping Spider (Phidippus princeps) Prince Jumping Spider (Phidippus princeps), #7036
Orange Co., NC
16 Oct 2008

This individual was found in an opening in a 25 year old loblolly pine forest.

Prince Jumping Spider (Phidippus princeps) Prince Jumping Spider (Phidippus princeps), #7036
Orange Co., NC
16 Oct 2008



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