CLOSED: Is this a Redback Jumping Spider?

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G_Rolf Gisela, AZ May 19, 2013

I have not seen this spider before here in Phoenix, AZ. I read about the Redbacks but heard they are native to Australia, so I am doubting it is one. Can anyone help me ID him. Thanks

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 19, 2013

This is a native North American black widow spider (immature) - http://a-z-animals.com/animals/black-widow-spider/
Jumping spiders belong to an entirely different family (Salticidae).

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G_Rolf Gisela, AZ May 19, 2013

Thank you for the quick response. You are probably right, although I could not find any pictures that matched. Could it be a Brown widow, "Latrodectus geometricus" similar to the attached picture? We have not yet found egg sacks to confirm it but I will look further for them. Thanks again.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) May 19, 2013

This image from Flapdoodle's link looks to be nearly identical to your picture.

http://a-z-animals.com/animals/black-widow-spider/pictures/1835/

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