I think I found a jumping spider(male).

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SandDeku

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I think I just found a male jumping spider. It was near my bathroom(rare find--- never seen this inside my house). It looks just like this(body shape) only you see those white markings on its butt? the little white spots on the abdomen(i think thats the word for the bulbous butt)? Its actually yellow spots.
http://www.healthcarefineart.com/images/2008/08/22/goldenjumpingspider_5120_2.jpg

How long do males live? Could I keep it? If I found this one what is the likelyhood of finding a female? it's adorable.
It's defenitely a jumping spider of a sort though.... It has the frontal eyes. Sorry I got no images of my own. :(
Sorta like this one:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/236816
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Exactly like this one actually...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/33864
 
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How big is the spider? Eris are very small even as adults. Does it look anything like pictures of Phidippus audax or P.regius? Does it have blbous pedipalps?

Usually jumping spiders can be found on sunny mornings in open areas above ground; fences, on top leaves and flowers, tree trunks, etc. Later in the day, they take refuge in curled leaves, under large objects like stone or wood, inside logs, etc. Look for webs that look like sleeping bags.

It will be hard to tell what female your looking for without ID of the male but this thread and the forums can help. Can you barrow a camera from someone? If you place him with a female of the wrong species without supervision, he could be breakfast!
 
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ZergFront said:
How big is the spider? Eris are very small even as adults. Does it look anything like pictures of Phidippus audax or P.regius? Does it have blbous pedipalps?

Usually jumping spiders can be found on sunny mornings in open areas above ground; fences, on top leaves and flowers, tree trunks, etc. Later in the day, they take refuge in curled leaves, under large objects like stone or wood, inside logs, etc. Look for webs that look like sleeping bags.

It will be hard to tell what female your looking for without ID of the male but this thread and the forums can help. Can you barrow a camera from someone? If you place him with a female of the wrong species without supervision, he could be breakfast!
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He's smaller than a cricket.... A medium sized cricket that is. Or almost about the size.

Looks like this sorta:
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6078

The green fangs--- he only displays it blue or green when I tick him off. xD I was transferring him. His back looks like this.
http://bugguide.net/images/cache/W0...KORJKNRZQVR409R40AR3KTQJKNRQQR0N0Z0MQDR7Q.jpg

http://bugguide.net/node/view/491909/bgimage

Btw whats their lifespan?
 
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Cuddly Cobalt said:
because i found a really awesome jumping spider that was a shiny gold when I was eight years old, lol that was a while ago XD
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lol. I think mine is a female. Since the pedepalps are not swollen looking. They're the same size as the rest of the legs.
 
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Well, you describe the metallic green chelicerae, so you've definitely got yourself a Phidippus jumper. I looked up what species live within New Jersey, and here is the list:

P.mystaceus

P.insignarius

P.audax

P.princeps

P.clarus

P.whitmani


I think it's most likely that you have P. audax if the only distinctive markings on the abdomen are yellow. Look up photos of Phidippus audax and let us know if they seem to be a relative match. No one could tell you for sure, though...as spiders need to be looked at beneath a microscope for solid I.D's :)

Phidippus is my favorite genus of jumpers (tied with Hyllus) These jumpers don't actually control the color displayed on their chelicerae, either...it's just how light refracts from different angles. But I have noticed that as they age, the green can often turn a rusty orange/golden color with hints of the previous green and blue, or even violet. It's pretty cool. There is a TON of patterning variety within each of the species, so identifying them is tricky.

Males of this genus in my experience can live almost as long as the females. I had one for more than a year...

Whenever you inquire about a spiders possible identification, make sure to mention the location it was found, get approximate size - measured from the front (carapace/chelicerae) to the end (the end of the abdomen) in millimeters. Also describe what it was doing and the location it was found (and maybe even the climate, most spiders have some very specific behaviors relative to the time of the day and the weather.)

Also, photos help too! (and we love to see em'.)
 
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Found:Indoors--- near my brothers room.
Size 1mm long or 2mm long
Looks: P.audax is my best guess so far.
 
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P. audax are the only jumpers i've encountered at my house- found one on my couch once, so yes, they come indoors! At this time of year, it is very likely that you have an immature spider, so you may not be able to sex it quite yet. Also, i have noticed that at least sometimes, young audax will have yellow or orange spots on their back that will change to white when they go through their mature molt.

As for life spans, they're never long enough! My first pet spider (whom i named 'Parker') was an immature male audax i found in my house a few years ago- the one from the couch, actually, lol. I found him in late spring/early summer, and he stayed with me until fall of the following year when he passed away. So, i had him for a little over a year.

Get some pictures when you are able to, and enjoy your new pet!
 
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