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I never would've seen or noticed this beauty if it hadn't been for my cat climbing and jumping trying to get it. . . . It got away but omgosh I will scream if that just fell on me from out of nowhere. Anyone have any idea what kind of spider this it? I have massive spiders at my house/ on property. I would never harm any of them but I do know there are some biting poisonous ones; ie: wolf, black widow, black jumping. It was about the size of a half dollar. I tried doing research finding out what it was after I saw it last night, but unable to find anything. As I said I'd never hurt them but in turn I don't want to get bit or have idk if they could hurt my cats either
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- Submitted: May 22, 2019
- Photographed: May 21, 2019
- Spider: Salticidae (Jumping Spiders)
- Location: Columbus near Obetz, Ohio, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Help identify this spider
May 29, 2019
May 29, 2019
Orwell, 
Gestalt is a Jumping Spider (Salticidae), Bold Jumper Phidippus audax is most likely but I can’t confirm from this image.
Thank you and I’m sure you are 100% correct but I’ve been looking through the pictures at this link and many other ones https://spidersinohio.net/jumping-spiders/ of what you said and non resembled what you said/ https://spidersinohio.net/ohios-biting-spiders/
Hi, almost all spiders will bite in self-defense (such as a person pressing skin too hard against them. Almost all spiders have venom too. Some websites and people in social media will hype the “biting poisonous ones.” Very few species have venom that is a medical problem. Even of those, only a few in the world are deadly. In USA we have black widow anti venom. Some spiders have more painful bites, but few are any more painful than a hornet sting. So, in general, in Ohio most spiders aren’t anything to fear. Thank you for not needlessly killing them.… Read more »
Thank you so much, both of you 😀 I only hope I see it again. . . I’d love to keep it as a pet. Then I got to thinking what would I keep it in. . . hmmm Then I remembered this past fall. My friend brought me a wooly worm he saved and picked up. 😀 LOVED IT. I got a Tupperware container to keep him in with some sticks and grass. Amazing part I let hi live free range I never covered it and he would roam around on the floor or table but would always go… Read more »