This is the second one of these I have seen around. Does anyone know what it is? It's not very big at all, probably not even 1/2 and inch. It's kind of furry looking, if you can't tell from the picture. Just wanted to do some research on it.
Thanks!
This is a jumping spider (family Salticidae); likely in the genus Phidippus - see http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/jumping_spiders_genus_phidippus for some examples. They are active hunters with excellent (for spiders) eyesight. Large specimens can give a painful bite if mishandled, but otherwise are harmless. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salticidae for more information.
