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Jumping SpidersWhat’s this bug?
Location: El Cajon, Ca 92021
March 18, 2011 6:13 pm
Weirdest bug we’ve seen in our backyard.
Do you know what it is?
Blue eyed spider? (I totally made that up)
Your lucky reader.
Signature: Dana Law
Jumping Spider
Hi Dana,
This is a Jumping Spider in the family Salticidae. What you have mistaken for blue eyes are actually the chelicerae or mouth parts.
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Considering your location, I suggest that this may be a male Phiddipus jonsoni. I live in southern California and I own a female that was caught locally, so I’ve looked up a lot about her species.
Posted 24 Nov 2011 at 3:58 am ¶Thanks for the tip on identification.
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