Male Brilliant Jumping Spider (Phidippus clarus)
Phidippus multiformis.—Female enlarged six times
Phidippus multiformis.—Male enlarged six times.
Phidippus clarus, Beltsville, Maryland, thanks to Charlie Davis for determination
Jumping spiders are so darn cute. Its all about the eyes, you get to see 4 of the 8. Great pets too, This one (Phidippus clarus) was found at the MAGLEV site for their proposed Rail Yard on public lands. Go More
And...here is the back of the jumping spider shown a couple of days ago from the MAGLEV site. Not as tight as the face, but it gives you some sense of the color patterns on the topside. Interesting to ask wh More
Phidippus clarus, Beltsville, Maryland, determination by Charlie Davis (thanks!)
Plate 16 from Emerton, James H. (1891). "New England spiders of the family Attidae". Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 8: 220–252. Fig. 1. Phidippus rufus [now Phidippus clarus], fem More