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HelloMissMary Memphis, TN Sep 27, 2011

Thanks for your help!

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KyWoods Highland Heights, KY(Zone 6a) Sep 27, 2011

How big is it? I thought it might be some sort of wolf spider, but not sure.

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HelloMissMary Memphis, TN Sep 27, 2011

I think it was about an inch long.

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Sep 27, 2011

Possibly a male Orb Weaver.

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HelloMissMary Memphis, TN Sep 27, 2011

Hmmm...the pictures I'm seeing online of Orb Weavers shows a more rounded shape than this one (maybe there are more types than I saw). This one was pretty flat.

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Sep 28, 2011

The female is the one seen most often and most photographed. The male will be different and smaller.

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flatpickit Charleston, SC Sep 28, 2011

I'd say a jumping spider, perhaps the Flat Jumper (Platycryptus undatus).

http://www4.samford.edu/schools/artsci/biology/zoology/invert-06f/pages/89.htm

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hemlady Melvindale, MI(Zone 5a) Sep 28, 2011

Most of the orb weavers have those spotted legs.

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HelloMissMary Memphis, TN Sep 28, 2011

Thanks, everyone, for your input. It really does look like that Jumping Spider. In any case, it doesn't appear to be a dangerous species and that's a relief. Thanks again!

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