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shorty007 Oct 16, 2011

found in Illinois woods. only about 1 inch in length. coloring is hard to make out in this pic, but it's got a tan "u"-shape around its body, black/tan banded legs.

is it a type of wolf spider perhaps?

thanks for any input!

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shorty007 Oct 16, 2011

here's a 2nd pic - kinda blurry, but shows the coloring better.

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Oct 16, 2011

It looks a bit like one of the Jumping Spiders. Any chance we could find out where it's located? And, perhaps, a clearer picture?

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shorty007 Oct 16, 2011

It was found at a park in western Illinois. It was bunched up at first, sliding down from a single piece of web. Sorry, those are the only pictures I took. But I'll put the whole original up, helps show the size at least, relative to about an 8-inch wood post.

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Oct 16, 2011

Fairly sure it's a Jumping Spider in the genus Phidippus. There is quite a bit of variation in these fascinating spiders.

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shorty007 Oct 17, 2011

thanks for the tip!! i agree, i looked at some pics of Phidippus audax and Phidippus borealis, and they're pretty close! thanks again

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Oct 17, 2011

No problem. Glad we could help.

Welcome to Dave's, too!

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