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Phidippus otiosus
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Copyright © 2007
Charles Schurch Lewallen
Jumping spider -
Phidippus otiosus
Deep Fork Wildlife Refuge, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
March 23, 2007
I don't think that this can be idehtified to species, I just love these spiders.
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Contributed by
Charles Schurch Lewallen
on 23 March, 2007 - 5:41pm
Last updated 27 July, 2014 - 11:10pm
Moved
Moved from
Phidippus
.
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Don Cadle
, 27 July, 2014 - 11:10pm
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Oh my
Nothing helpful here but gee look at that thing it looks like it came from another planet in the future. thank god I don't think THAT lives anywhere near me. As freaky as it looks and as creepy as I feel just looking at it on the computer it is kinda cute in a weird out of this world creepy kinda way.
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TBouzan
, 17 June, 2008 - 7:52pm
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Cool colors there with the bl
Cool colors there with the blue and green.
How the heck do you get so close?
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Moe
, 23 March, 2007 - 9:34pm
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jumping spider
the blue-green are the fangs (if I am not mistaken) and I could well be.
I use a 105mm macro lens but jumping spiders, and this is why I love them will turn to look at you when you get close and I have even had them jump for me as if I was their prey.
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Charles Schurch Lewallen
, 23 March, 2007 - 10:15pm
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I don't think they
Are mistaking you for prey. However they may see themselves in the lens reflection. And the last two jumpers I have shot both came slowly over and jumped on my pants and headed up to my shirt like they just wanted to use me for a prominence. I, the way, to the long view.
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Herschel Raney
, 23 March, 2007 - 10:24pm
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Nice
image. A Phidippus.
If you remember what the dorsum looked like, compare to the otiosus and mystaceus images. I'm going with the former.
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Jeff Hollenbeck
, 23 March, 2007 - 6:00pm
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spider
Thanks Jeff.
It was above eye level on a bridge, so I could not see the dorsal view.
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Charles Schurch Lewallen
, 23 March, 2007 - 6:08pm
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