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Apache Jumping Spider?
- Submitted by:
- Submitted: Jun 28, 2020
- Photographed: Jun 28, 2020
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Apparently a Velvet Ant
Yes, be careful these are wingless wasps. A common name is “cow killers.” One of our volunteers was recently stung on the by one that fell onto him and he had to spend a week in pain in bed.
This is what the Apache Jumping Spider is trying to mimic, to protect itself from predators.
Ooh! I’m always learning something new.