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Did jump but I've never seen anything like it. Perhaps a member of salticidae.
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- Submitted: Oct 19, 2019
- Photographed: Jul 27, 2019
- Spider: Philodromidae (Running Crab Spiders)
- Location: Ballycorboys, Co. Wexford, Ireland
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Help identify this spider
Feb 25, 2020
Feb 25, 2020
Ottawa, 
Yes it is a Jumping Spider. A male. We’ll try to give you a more specific identification.
It’s just strange because at first glance it almost looks more like a crab spider with regard to its body type. It has been months and I haven’t found a spider that even closely resembles it.
Pseudeuophrys lanigera is the closest one I could find quickly.
Yeah I definitely considered Pseudeuophrys, but do you see how long the legs splay out? Its body shape and even the way it carries itself isn’t like Pseudeuophrys, nor is it typical of Salticidae so I’m very thrown.
This is a stretch, but could it be hexophthalma? It resembles its shape, and African spiders have been found in Ireland before coming in on produce. Like I said it’s a stretch but it just doesn’t look like any species of Salticidae as far as I can see, or any other spiders in Ireland I’m familiar with.
Crab spider?