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01-JUL-2012 Christine Hanrahan

Jumping spiders (Phidippus clarus)

Milkweeds are always good places to find jumping spiders. I was delighted to find the very striking P. clarus male, the one at the top. He was sparring with another male when I came across them and while one bolted, this one tried to scare me off before retreating to his silken shelter where this other spider was hiding. I assume it is the female, because it is the right colour and pattern (she is very different from the male), but she seems so much smaller and usually the reverse is true. This species is exceptionally large for a jumping spider at about 15 mm for the female (including legs), and somewhat smaller for the male.

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