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SmittyRae Valdosta, GA May 06, 2016

We saw this spider on our recent trip to a nearby lake and I can't find one exactly like it on Google. I was wondering if anyone had an idea of what it might be. Thank you!

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maksymski88 Chicago, IL May 06, 2016

This appears to be a Bold Jumping Spider - as they display a large amount of individual color variation. Beautiful specimen, by the way.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phidippus_audax

Let's see what flapdoodle has to say about it. He/she helped me ID a spider that stumped the crap out of me - which is rare.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 06, 2016

Definitely a Phidippus, and yes, P. audax is a highly variable species, but I also would consider P. pulcherrimus as a possibility - http://www.insectimages.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=18239

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SmittyRae Valdosta, GA May 08, 2016

Thank you both so much! If I don't know something, I will find it out somehow! Knowledge is power, after all!

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