What kind of Spider is this? It jumps

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AnnaBanana124

Jul 19, 2008, 07:57 AM

http://i33.tinypic.com/16hs2ft.jpg
http://i34.tinypic.com/2ykc1s3.jpg
I live in Philadelphia, PA.

N0help4u

Jul 19, 2008, 08:02 AM

spiders have 8 legs

Unknown008

Jul 19, 2008, 08:04 AM

Hey nice pics you've got Anna! But unfortunately, i can't help you here. Someone else will surely see that and answer you quite soon. By the way, they would surely need info about where you live to decrease the number of possibilities.

Unknown008

Jul 19, 2008, 08:06 AM

Hey no help, it has eight legs. The two front ones are just above the next pair.

N0help4u

Jul 19, 2008, 08:14 AM

oh couldn't see them

must be a jumping spider

Jumping Spiders of Kentucky - University of Kentucky Entomology (http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/spiders/jumping/jumping.htm)

AnnaBanana124

Jul 19, 2008, 08:58 AM

Thanks Jerry. :) I had fun taking them.. the spider was posing! lol http://i36.tinypic.com/168xts8.jpg

Unknown008

Jul 19, 2008, 07:36 PM

You're welcomed Anna! There! You 've got aonther nice picture!:)

WVHiflyer

Jul 22, 2008, 11:28 PM

There are a number of jumping spiders (Salticidae). I used to know a guy who had one as a pet. It loved to chase the cursor around his monitor <G>

Try these sites:

Insects, Spiders, Mice and More from UNL Extension (http://lancaster.unl.edu/pest/)

International Society for Arachnology (http://www.arachnology.org)

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