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n0esc Albert Lea, MN Aug 14, 2008

Someone in town found this guy on a deck railing. Whats his name?

We are in southern Minnesota.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 14, 2008

This is a female jumping spider (family Salticidae) in the genus Phidippus, possibly the bold jumper, Phidippus audax. They are active hunters, having excellent (for spiders) eyesight; specimens as large as this one are capable of inflicting a painful bite if mishandled. I think a good name for her would be Charlene.

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morrigan Craryville, NY Aug 14, 2008

suunto: how can you tell its a female from that shot? Just curious. i love jumping spiders, let them hang out all the time.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 14, 2008

By her flirty smile ;-)
Seriously though, males have enlarged pedipalps and a more slender abdomen - see http://bugguide.net/node/view/3722

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n0esc Albert Lea, MN Aug 14, 2008

This one was only the size of a dime or so... Misleading with a macro lens.

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