Can anyone identify this spider?

[michaelcng]

Would like to keep it around.

 

[Enn49]

My guess is a jumping spider possibly Phidippus audax (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phidippus_audax)

 

[michaelcng]

I think you are correct. Very cool looking spider.

 

[Enn49]

The Jumpers are great, very intelligent. I got my first in December, a P.regius, and I'm so glad I did

 

[michaelcng]

It just jumped on my hand.

 

[MassExodus]

Lol, that's the problem with handling jumping spiders. They usually immediately bungee jump out of your hand, glide to the floor and haul ass away from you.

 

[kormath]

never had that problem the last 2 jumpers i had would just sit and watch me on my hand. Agreed that's a P. audax, the almost glowing green chilicerae and the leg markings give it away.

 

[Enn49]

Lol, that's the problem with handling jumping spiders. They usually immediately bungee jump out of your hand, glide to the floor and haul ass away from you.

Imagine rehousing 120+ tiny little ones, not even the size of a pinhead cricket.

 

[michaelcng]

Very cool spider, just fed it a little cricket. They seem so calculating.

 

[Enn49]

Very cool spider, just fed it a little cricket. They seem so calculating.

They are and they seem to love their food. My regius can polish off 4 small crickets in an afternoon

 

[michaelcng]

Did you have to chase after them? How did you coral them back?

never had that problem the last 2 jumpers i had would just sit and watch me on my hand. Agreed that's a P. audax, the almost glowing green chilicerae and the leg markings give it away.

 

[MassExodus]

Imagine rehousing 120+ tiny little ones, not even the size of a pinhead cricket.

Lol, well if some escape they should do fine in your house. I have an audax in my room somewhere, I just let him do his job and hope he sticks around. Theres another one that looks like a grass spider too. I need to ID that one, looks like a jumper with a racing stripe, another common one around here.

 

[Enn49]

Lol, well if some escape they should do fine in your house. I have an audax in my room somewhere, I just let him do his job and hope he sticks around. Theres another one that looks like a grass spider too. I need to ID that one, looks like a jumper with a racing stripe, another common one around here.

I'm afraid they wouldn't survive the cats.

 

[michaelcng]

Wow this little guy ate all the pin head crickets I threw in its enclosure!

 

[MassExodus]

Wow this little guy ate all the pin head crickets I threw in its enclosure!

Try this: grab a moth off your porch light, hold it by both wings so it kicks its legs, about 6-8 inches from it. They will usually spring on it and take it right out of your fingers

 

[kormath]

Did you have to chase after them? How did you coral them back?

i use a 4x4x4" amac box. start lowering it over them and they jump into it. then i put that in their enclosure and let them wander out. Last one i had i kept in a large critter keeper, i put plastic wrap on the top to keep it from escaping through the slits in the lid, then used a needle to poke air holes in the wrap. It spent most of it's time with me in the fake leaves and twigs i put in the enclosure. They web a lot, thousands of almost invisible threads criss crossing all over inside the enclosure. I never got to see one jump at a cricket or roach stuck in the web, but i'd see them after sitting below where it was stuck munching away.