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ael05001 Shrewsbury, MA Jun 29, 2009

I found a spider in a bowl of fruit I was eating outside, but wasn't able to snap a picture.

1. It was dark brown, on the smaller side, and had a large abdomen.
2. On the BACKSIDE of its abdomen it had a large orangish spot that was outlined in white.
3. The inside of the orange spot had a white and black design.

The closest desciption I've found was a brown widow, none of the images I found had the symmetry and intricacy of the spider I saw. I live in Massachusetts, but I'm not sure if the spider is normally found in this region. Any ideas?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jun 30, 2009

It might be a jumping spider (family Salticidae) - see http://tinyurl.com/l38hu7 to see if the general configuration of this spider resembles what you saw.

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ael05001 Shrewsbury, MA Jun 30, 2009

Thanks! It was Phidippus clarus - one of the jumping spiders

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