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Very hairy spider, not a jumping spider in northeast central Alabama - Phidippus otiosus
Copyright © 2020 Jeanie Malone

Very hairy spider, not a jumping spider in northeast central Alabama - Phidippus otiosus
Springville, St. Clair County, Alabama, USA
January 14, 2020
Size: Half a human adult thumb
Not a jumping spider, much more hair/fur, never jumped but crawled, didn’t use feelers as jumping spiders do, and strong packing tape does not stick to it! Found on my front porch at doormat.
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Contributed by Jeanie Malone on 14 January, 2020 - 9:06pm
Last updated 19 August, 2020 - 11:25am

Moved
Moved from Jumping Spiders.
… Chad Heins, 21 January, 2020 - 9:35pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 18 January, 2020 - 9:22am login or register to post comments

Jumping Spider
It is definitely a Jumping Spider.

Here is a similar one for comparison:



Jumping spiders are beneficial and are not aggressive. If you need to move it to another location, a large cup or plastic tub will work better than packing tape.
… Jeff Brown, 14 January, 2020 - 10:02pm login or register to post comments

 
A jumping spider, after all
Thank you. I looked at several jumping spiders and this didn’t match, but the one you posted is an absolute match, wow! I haven’t looked up behavior yet, but based on appearance and geographic distribution, it’s a match. Thank you so much. I won’t harm it now that I know it’s safe. I’ll relocate it. Many thanks again! I have never seen one like this around here, and that it didn’t jump or move around feelers next to its eyes as do most jumping spiders, I was thrown off trying to identify it.
… Jeanie Malone, 14 January, 2020 - 11:32pm login or register to post comments

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