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Spotted May 25, 2020 about 6:30 PM
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- Submitted: May 25, 2020
- Photographed: May 29, 2020
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Richland, Washington, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Would like to know if this spider is a dangerous one and should I be concerned?
Photo taken May 25, 2020 about 6:30 PM
Hi, this is Phidippus audax, a Bold Jumping Spider. I submitted a photo of one today too. Nothing to worry about. I handled mine while taking photos. She reacted by jumping away from my hand and toward my equipment. That’s pretty typical for Jumping Spiders, they check out cameras and phones and such. I’ve only been bitten by them when I walked through tall grass and the spiders fell into my socks. They bite in self-defense if they are trapped against skin. It feels like a bite from a Carpenter Ant and the immune response is the same. I just… Read more »