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Phidippus arizonensis
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Copyright © 2013 Amanda Logiodice
Blue and Gold Spider -
Phidippus arizonensis
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
October 10, 2013
Size: unknown
Friend found it, totally freaked out
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Contributed by
crumpet912
on 10 October, 2013 - 10:43am
Last updated 11 October, 2013 - 12:19pm
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dragonfly12
, 11 October, 2013 - 12:19pm
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male Phidippus arizonensis
Pretty sure it's a variant of Phidippus arizonensis, which in a sense is a Mexican species, as most of its range is in Mexico. In the U.S., it occurs in New Mexico and Texas, but not Arizona! That is the result of a historical anomaly. The species was first found in the "Arizona territory" which included New Mexico prior to those states being formed, so in this case 'arizonensis' referred to a much larger geographical area than is presently considered.
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G.B. Edwards
, 11 October, 2013 - 12:05pm
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I've never seen a jumping spi
I've never seen a jumping spider like that on Bugguide (or in person). Perhaps it is a Mexican species. Do you have any more photographs of it?
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dragonfly12
, 10 October, 2013 - 8:44pm
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Beautiful!
these are very gentle and fun to watch spiders..i have several wintering with me here, altho none as pretty as this one!
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Edna Woodward
, 10 October, 2013 - 12:41pm
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Moved
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. This is a jumping spider, and a very striking one at that. I've moved it to the jumper page for the experts.
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Chad Heins
, 10 October, 2013 - 11:01am
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