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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Jun 27, 2020

In our open courtyard this morning, this beauty found my notice. Played with it on the hand trying to take a good macro shot. Difficult. Constantly moving in jerks and several times jumped on the camera lens, only 4 cms away. Which is this?

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Jun 27, 2020

This another colourful jumping spider I spotted in 2017. Looks different from what I saw today... the other pictures. What is this?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jun 27, 2020

Your second spider is a male Chrysilla volupe; it's possible that your little one could be an immature female of the same species - see https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325540506_First_description_of_the_female_of_Chrysilla_volupe_Karsch_1879_Araneae_Salticidae_Chrysillini_from_India_with_notes_on_the_species%27_distribution_and_life_history/figures

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Jun 29, 2020

Thanks Flap... I too thought it must be a 'youngster' as it was smaller than the 2017 spider. So its legs are still translucent?

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