I saw this spider outside of my house and wasn't sure if I should be concerned at all. It has a reddish orange stripe going down its abdomen. It moved quite quickly and was very animated, somewhat similar to jumping spiders but it was larger than an average jumping spider. At first I thought it might be a black widow but it looked different so I didn't bother with it. Any ideas? Thanks.
This message was edited May 31, 2014 1:58 PM
Here's another picture of it. Sorry for the blurry image, it didn't sit still for long before it could find another crevace to hide in.
This spider is in the family Corinnidae (antmimics and ground sac spiders), likely in the genus Castianeira - see http://staffwww.fullcoll.edu/lvincent/spiderguide/D94.html for an example. They are harmless to humans.
Alright, thank you Flapdoodle.
