Can anyone identify spider which jumped from my banana tree

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Ditzydo Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom Sep 13, 2012

Help! Can anyone Identify spider It jumped from banana tree when I pulled back leaf. Do not have photo as it leaped to ground and went off!
Got good look at it.
1.5cm body length approx. (not including legs) Round, tapering body - almost conical shape- ie, very round abdomen, quite sharply tapering towards rear.
Black body but striking red stripes to legs.
Have never seen such a spider in my garden before & I have lots! Have never seen a spider that size jump before.
Live in South East England.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Sep 15, 2012

There are approximately 600 species of spiders in GB. Here are a few picture links that may help you narrow it down. Hope this helps.

http://www.uksafari.com/spiders.htm

http://wiki.britishspiders.org.uk/index.php5?title=Main_Page

http://www.buglife.org.uk/discoverbugs/lovespiders/lovespidersgallery.htm

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