Phidippus

Picture ID 205163

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What type of spider is this?

Submitted by:
thechad
Submitted: Jul 28, 2025
Photographed: Jul 28, 2025
Spider: Phidippus
Location: Orlando , Florida, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: No
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SharpFrankieV

July 29, 2025 6:14 pm

I can’t identify the spider but I had to say…COOL pic!! 🙂

TangledWeb

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August 5, 2025 2:32 am

I agree, I love the action photos! The details and color… and everything are fantastic! This is a Jumping Spider. Spiders instinctively go for the head of large prey. I don’t know if this evolved because it is physically the best way to stop the prey’s momentum and/ because that’s the end without a stinger. The spider has its fangs in an exoskeleton weak spot between the head and thorax of the cricket. I don’t know the species of the Jumping Spider from memory, just the genus. https://bugguide.net/adv_search/bgsearch.php?taxon=1993&location%5B%5D=FL The link is to Bugguide.net’s Florida Phidippus sightings. There are color and… Read more »