Found a tiny spider in my bathroom. Can i get an id?

malaise

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Found this little guy on the wall. I couldn't find any webs near him so I picked him up I made him a little temporary enclosure. He reminds me of a jumping spider with his front facing eyes but I assume that's not what he is - he has a reddish orange coloration on his legs and big front legs, is this a common one? I don't recognize it
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(He's in there somewhere, but I lost sight of him quick)
 

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TheraMygale

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Looks like a jumping spider in early instars.

Thats the color their legs are when they are young.

Here are P audax spiderlings in a photo i took, and others are google searches.

All you need to do now and search what species are local to you.

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malaise

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I'm leaning towards this spider being Marpissa lineata https://bugguide.net/node/view/48978 given that I can very faintly see some indicative stripes on its back, and the shape is very similar, and it has been seen in my area (DFW in Texas) plenty of times - thanks for directing me ^^ he's a very cute little guy!

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my immediate reaction was Metacyrba but jumping spiders are hard lol
 
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