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[cooIboyJ]

I caught some spiders at the park and decided to keep them and start a journal on them. The first is a spitting spider (at least I think so) and the second is a jumping spider. Pics:

Jumping:


Spitting:


Flys for food:

Edited by cooIboyJ, August 27 2024 - 12:36 PM.

[cooIboyJ]

The jumping spider has spun a small web at the top but the spitting spider doesn’t want to, but the spitting spider is eating and drinking more than the jumping spider.

[cooIboyJ]

I’ve caught another spider, I’ll get pictures soon.

[mbullock42086]

can't tell you what jumper you have with that image.  you're gonna want to remove it from the vial and put it in a larger container with cross ventilation and room to wander about.  4oz deli cups are great.

[cooIboyJ]

Ill try to get a picture of the spider. But since the spider is fast i don't want it to escape so I'm just going to take the best pic i can in the test tube.

[AntsGodzilla]

Nice!

[cooIboyJ]

I hope these are sufficient. I still need to buy some macro lens.

Edited by cooIboyJ, August 29 2024 - 1:52 PM.

[mbullock42086]

your jumping spider is Metaphidippus chera and is a male.  

[cooIboyJ]

I let the spiders go, but not too long after I found out that you can keep jumping spiders as pets, not like just keeping one, but like how ants can be pets. And now that I know that it is a male, I regret letting it go. I hope to catch another jumping spider soon.

Edited by cooIboyJ, September 19 2024 - 2:19 PM.

[mbullock42086]

I let the spiders go, but not too long after I found out that you can keep jumping spiders as pets, not like just keeping one, but like how ants can be pets. And now that I know that it is a male, I regret letting it go. I hope to catch another jumping spider soon.

no worries man, this species is uber common in urban areas in deserts.  your area should have Phidippus octopunctatus, phidippus californicus, phidippus nikites, and possibly if youre lucky, phidippus aureus.

  as well as M chera.      All those can be found in desert broom and tumbleweeds with the exception of P aureus which is exclusively found in creosote bush.

  look at the lower portions of the bushes to find habronattus signatus, a pretty little white/tan habro.

  edit- do this at night they will be easier to find inside their cocoons.

Edited by mbullock42086, September 19 2024 - 5:28 PM.