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Little Jumping Spider eating an Ant - Phidippus princeps
Copyright © 2008 Jonas Insinga

Little Jumping Spider eating an Ant - Phidippus princeps
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
August 15, 2007
This little guy was found in and amongst some Yucca plants at a site where a small house once was bordering the Nashua Airport. Now only the driveway & plants remain. (UPDATE 8/16/2021: The property has since been purchased and incorporated into the land of the Nashua Airport.)
Sorry for the fuzziness. My camera struggles with such small subjects.
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Contributed by Jonas Insinga on 31 January, 2008 - 9:53pm
Last updated 16 August, 2021 - 3:47pm

Young Phidippus
This is a young Phidippus, either clarus or princeps, but I'll vote for princeps.

I think the first two pairs of spots here are actually the outside edges of two triangles, or fused pairs of spots. Take a look at the first two cut-outs on this image and see what you think.
… Jay Barnes, 1 February, 2008 - 1:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Possibly
Possibly... I'm not very good with spider identification, & this image is blurry, so I can't really be completely sure.
… Jonas Insinga, 1 February, 2008 - 3:18pm login or register to post comments

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