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Your site ID's this as Lyssomanes viridis (Magnolia Green Jumper)
They jumped all over our hands and the car. Very friendly and curious.
Seemed to pose for the pictures!
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- Submitted: Apr 11, 2025
- Photographed: Apr 11, 2025
- Spider: Lyssomanes viridis (Magnolia Green Jumper)
- Location: Saucier, Mississippi, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks),Forest
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Jun 30, 2024
Apr 24, 2015
Hattiesburg, 
Yes, Lyssomanes viridis. cool spiders.
hypertay, I’ve noticed that jumping spiders seem to pose for photos too. There was on Bold Jumping Spider who would strike a different pose after every flash from my camera. I’ve seen the same thing with Dragonflies. Some will charge postures, angles, and the object they’re perched on to keep the camera on theim. I end up with dragon flies following me around and posing in front of me to keep it foing. I once had to put a leaf over a sphinx moth, with him facing away from me, and then run away from him while he couldn’t see… Read more »