Comments & ID Thoughts
I think this spider looks like a baby tarantula except for the bright colour. Although it looks orange in the picture, it was more of a reddish colour. Is it a jumper?
I thought it was extraordinary and somewhat exotic to see this spider where we live.
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- Submitted: Jun 5, 2018
- Photographed: Jun 4, 2018
- Spider: Phidippus borealis
- Location: Okotoks , Alberta, Canada
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Noooooo its not a BABY TARANTULA . It is a jumping spider from the genus phidippus
Hi, your image has been filed. See above image for ID. 🙂