Meet the Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax). "Bold" is an appropriate name for this species — it was very active and an incredible jumper, covering distances many times its own body length.
Here's a close-up:
As you can see, this spider is predominantly black, but there are silvery bands on the legs and white markings on the abdomen:
It was fun to meet this spider during an afternoon of chores.
2 comments:
They are so beautiful!
Hi, Alice!
I agree -- this spider was striking. I loved the combination of deep black, bright white, and iridescent green.
:) Jackie
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