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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) » Phidippus » johnsoni group (Phidippus johnsoni group) » Phidippus johnsoni
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colorful spider with lunch - Phidippus johnsoni
Copyright © 2005 David A Burke

colorful spider with lunch - Phidippus johnsoni
5200 ft elevation, Park County, Wyoming, USA
September 5, 2004
Size: 3/8 inch
he wasn't going to leave without lunch
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Contributed by David A Burke on 5 January, 2005 - 7:39pm
Last updated 22 July, 2006 - 8:14pm

immature P. johnsoni
Jeff Hollenbeck feels this is an immature of the species, Phidippus johnsoni.
… john and jane balaban, 7 August, 2005 - 11:17pm login or register to post comments

 
colors are interesting
Thanks -- Does the varied coloration of the back denote immature status?
… David A Burke, 9 August, 2005 - 10:31am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, at least
in the southern CA specimens I have encountered.
Jeff Hollenbeck
… Don Cadle, 16 September, 2005 - 6:27pm login or register to post comments

Nice image of a salticid
You have a jumping spider of some sort. You could try looking through the images at the Tree of Life to narrow it down.
… Troy Bartlett, 5 January, 2005 - 9:50pm login or register to post comments

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