Comments & ID Thoughts
I was told that it's a wolf spider? I don't think that it is. Wolf spiders are brown. This spider is black with a SILVER spot on the back.
They're always on my wzlls upstairs.
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- Submitted: Oct 11, 2018
- Photographed: Oct 10, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Albuquerque NM, New Mexico, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
At first glance, this looks like a jumping spider. Compare these eye arrangements between jumpers and wolf spiders:
Jumping Spider
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Wolf Spider
Definitely a jumping spider, possibly a phidippus johnsoni or clarus.