Colonus sylvanus
(Sylvana Jumping Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

I am fairly certain that this is a male Colonus sylvanus. It was missing two of its back legs, leaving it with six legs and unable to catch the flies I fed it. As a consequence, it died in about two days.

• Submitted by: 
  
  palmoni
• Submitted: May 31, 2018
• Photographed: May 28, 2018
• Spider: Colonus sylvanus (Sylvana Jumping Spider)
• Location: Ridgeland, Mississippi, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal