Hentzia palmarum
(Hentz Jumping Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

I found this spider in some weeds next to Brushy Creek after some rain. It measured about 2-3mm in size. It was playing a game of peekaboo by crawling from one side of the leaf to the other and peeking over the edge at me.

• Submitted by: 
  
  bugglesbugley
• Submitted: May 1, 2018
• Photographed: Apr 21, 2018
• Spider: Hentzia palmarum (Hentz Jumping Spider)
• Sex: 
  
  Male,
• Maturity: 
  Adult
• Location: Leander, Texas, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal, Eyes