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    Jul 19, 2008, 07:57 AM
    What kind of Spider is this? It jumps


    I live in Philadelphia, PA.
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    Jul 19, 2008, 08:02 AM
    Spiders have 8 legs
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    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.
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    Jul 19, 2008, 08:06 AM
    Hey no help, it has eight legs. The two front ones are just above the next pair.
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    Jul 19, 2008, 08:14 AM
    Oh couldn't see them

    Must be a jumping spider

    Jumping Spiders of Kentucky - University of Kentucky Entomology
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    Jul 19, 2008, 08:58 AM
    Thanks Jerry. :) I had fun taking them.. the spider was posing! Lol
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    Jul 19, 2008, 07:36 PM
    You're welcomed Anna! There! You 've got aonther nice picture!:)
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    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


    International Society for Arachnology




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