Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: odd lil spidey, 1 by MrMom

MrMom wrote:
howdy:

what is this?

i found this lil spidey on the side of our garage. i apologize for the poor pic (and i never remove a animal from it's environment), but it is not even 1/2" long, appears to be orangy color except the abdomen is a white with yellow tinge. i found it odd how it rests with it's front legs stretched out (when you blow on it, it does retract them and gives the impression of a mantid movement). also note the 'sac' which it appears to have emerged from. i found no other lil spiders similar to 'her' so i think this is an 'adult' spider? with luck i'll try for a better pic later today (it hasn't moved since yesterday - unless ya blow on it ; )

tc,
dino

ps, i'm off to the bookstore to purchase a bug book for the lads