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Jumping spider (Pelegrina?) on Spiranthes tuberosa - Hentzia palmarum
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Jumping spider (Pelegrina?) on Spiranthes tuberosa - Hentzia palmarum
Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
August 17, 2021
Unintimidated by the camera and surprisingly feisty. I'm not sure whether such behavior is typical of this species (or genus) or if it was just desperate for a meal.
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Contributed by New England Orchids on 29 January, 2022 - 5:45pm
Last updated 26 July, 2022 - 9:36am

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Moved from Spiders.
… Chad Heins, 26 July, 2022 - 9:36am login or register to post comments

Hentzia palmarum
a mature male. Like Phidppus jumpers, they're pretty bold and aren't fazed by much. If a mature male sees its reflection in your lens, it's liable to jump at it.
… Steve Scholnick, 29 January, 2022 - 9:34pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks! It probably won't surprise you to hear that my photography session with this spider was cut short when it leapt towards me. Perhaps it was going after the lens, as you suggested it might. Whatever its target was, I couldn't find it again despite careful searching.
… New England Orchids, 29 January, 2022 - 10:13pm login or register to post comments

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