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Could someone please help me identify this cute fellow I saw on a 4' tall Common Milkweed plant in our perennial garden this afternoon in the Triad area of N. C.? Surely he is of some garden spider variety but I have never seen one like this before. He/she was very shy as I surprised the both of us as I was carefully searching leaves for Monarch Butterfly eggs and as he/she was innocently hanging out on a large leaf in the sun beneath the shady cover of another leaf, though he took several seconds to stare directly up at me with such unusual turquoise eyes before turning his back-side toward me! Gorgeous black & white markings everywhere. Fairly large, though smaller than a large garden spider we know as an "Orb Weaver"- and no resemblance to other ones who I have seen create webs. Thanks so much.
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- Submitted: May 17, 2019
- Photographed: May 17, 2019
- Spider: Phidippus audax (Bold Jumper)
- Location: Mebane, North Carolina, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: On Flower
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal, Eyes
Nov 24, 2019
Jul 19, 2019
Nashua, 
Hi, see above image for ID. 🙂
Thanks, great to see everyone’s input! He/she looked like it was about time to jump when I startled the poor thing so of course I backed off & let things be.
Aww! This bold jumper is so cute! There probably on milkweed for the aphids, those red ones I remember as a kid. So cute!
Cute, right? Thanks. I need this little jumper’s help holding the aphid population down since I never use anything to kill or hurt anything on plants and Monarchs are already here laying eggs!
I did the Monarch Mission last year and found an Asian lady-beetle stalking two species of aphids on one plant.
Adorable! I could just buy this little cutie from you for a pet.
They’re easy to find. Try a grassy area near a wooded area or anywhere that milkweed would grow.