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Phidippus
Copyright © 2008 Donald Erickson

Phidippus
Colorado Springs, CO, outside on fence post., El Paso county, County, Colorado, USA
April 1, 2008
Size: about 3/8" long.
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Contributed by Donald Erickson on 22 April, 2008 - 4:19pm
Last updated 22 October, 2008 - 9:38pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 20 May, 2008 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

Phidippus sp.
This is a Phidippus, but the image isn't good enough to ID it to species.
… Don Cadle, 23 April, 2008 - 8:51pm login or register to post comments

Not an ID
but could be a Phidippus sp. jumping spider? The eye arrangement and habitus look good to me for a jumping spider, and you have fortuitously gotten a shot of the metallic green chelicerae that I believe is characteristic of that genus... Let's see what the spider experts say...
… Ken Schneider, 22 April, 2008 - 5:13pm login or register to post comments

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