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This arrived at my job in a shipment of flowers, actually inside the flower itself. Shipped from south america/columbia
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- Submitted: Dec 21, 2017
- Photographed: Dec 21, 2017
- Spider: Phidippus otiosus (Canopy Jumping Spider)
- Location: Middlesex, nj but flower shipment is from south america, New Jersey, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Dorsal
Feb 11, 2020
Jan 26, 2020
Newfield , 
Hi, welcome to SpiderID. 🙂 You found a Jumping Spider, it appears to be Phidippus otiosus – a native species.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1190785/bgimage
Thank you! That is what it appears. Super helpful we didn’t want it to die but we didn’t want to die, haha. So he is not poisonous, right?
Like most spiders they’re venomous but not considered to be of medical significance. They’re not aggressive and only bite in self defense, usually if they happen to be trapped against skin. They have good vision and are curious though, so they may watch you and have a tendency to jump onto camera lenses. Definitely a catch a release variety.
(Note to admin.) Species page needed for Phidippus otiosus.
Taxonomy created, moved.