Naphrys pulex

Picture ID 12306

Submitted by:
triplec
Submitted: May 8, 2018
Photographed: May 8, 2018
Spider: Naphrys pulex
Location: Columbia , South Carolina, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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May 8, 2018 12:15 pm

Hi, this is a Jumping Spider (Salticidae), looks like Naphrys pulex.

TripleC

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Reply to ItsyBitsy

May 9, 2018 8:43 am

Hey, I can’t figure out to DM you, but I was just curious how you know so much about spiders? How long have you been studying them? You identify them so quickly and seemingly effortlessly! How do I get to be as good as you are? The variations seem endless!

Thanks so much for identifying them
This is a very cool website!!

ItsyBitsy

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Reply to TripleC

May 9, 2018 11:55 am

Hi, I don’t know why the names still don’t link to the profile pages – they used to. I already let the admin. know about it when I noticed it. I started IDing spiders about 9 1/2 years ago. I wanted to know what some spiders were that I was finding in my home and tried to ID them myself by doing a lot of googling. I had so much fun doing it that it got to be a compulsion every time I found a spider I wanted to figure out what it was. After a year or so of… Read more »