Comments & ID Thoughts
This is a very small spider, and savvy enough to avoid one effort to crush it. Aroused my interest for his (?) Scorpion-like appearance.
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- Submitted: Aug 17, 2018
- Photographed: Aug 17, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: West Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
I should have quantified his size. As a guess, less than 1/4 inch overall
It’s a jumping spider.
Hi, it is probably Hentzia palmarum, a Hentz jumping spider. I’m glad it escaped the attempt to kill it.