jumper ID?

[rafasani]

Just found this little guy in my kitchen. Can anyone ID it??? It's very small, a little over 1/2".

Sorry for the bad pictures, I'll see if I can get some better pics tomorrow with my brother's cam..

 

[Redapache]

It's a Magnolia Jumping Spider I can't recall the scientific name though,I think there pretty rare to.

 

[rafasani]

I just did a search on Lyssomanes and I think I'll just have to settle for the name of the genus. There are a lot of Lyssomanes species here in Brazil, even just here in the South. :?

I don't know about them being rare, but they aren't common either. I think they're great!

I caught him (at least I think it's a him from the look of his palps) and he's in a little container eating a small roach right now. I was thinking about keeping it, but if it's rare and really is a mature male, I think I'll just let it go.

 

[Moltar]

That is a very awesome little spider.

 

[rafasani]

Some better pictures...

 

[crpy]

just too cool:clap:

 

[Neuroticax]

Wow, that's a pretty awesome little spider! :drool:

 

[Widowman10]

dude! that is pretty much the sweetest looking spider ever. i love it.

 

[bhamgreg]

thats a pretty cool lil spider.

 

[Shagrath666]

man, i really need to get out of wisconsin and find me some better bugs, our jumpers are just black and white, somtimes brown. If only i could live in a county and find somthing like that in my house, i would be so happy.

 

[GiantVinegaroon]

man, i really need to get out of wisconsin and find me some better bugs, our jumpers are just black and white, somtimes brown. If only i could live in a county and find somthing like that in my house, i would be so happy.

dude seriously change your icon

 

[Shagrath666]

dude seriously change your icon

its mine lol;P , why cant we just be icon buddies

 

[crpy]

wow, a half page of iguana heads lol

 

[calum]

I want an Avatar bear too.

lol.

 

[crpy]

I want an Avatar bear too.

lol.

Dude, I tell you what, if you ever get over here, I will take you on a call and you can get your own lol, hows that.

 

[calum]

is struck for words!

perhaps an avatarscorpion...

 

[traxfish]

I just did a search on Lyssomanes and I think I'll just have to settle for the name of the genus. There are a lot of Lyssomanes species here in Brazil, even just here in the South. :?

I don't know about them being rare, but they aren't common either. I think they're great!

I caught him (at least I think it's a him from the look of his palps) and he's in a little container eating a small roach right now. I was thinking about keeping it, but if it's rare and really is a mature male, I think I'll just let it go.

From what I understand, males have long tusk-like chelicerae, supposedly used for display in courtship. Atleast L. viridis, I am not sure about the other species.
Photo of male on bugguide.net

 

[rafasani]

I guess you're right. Even if it isn't L. viridis if it was a male I think it would look similar. I've seen one a couple of years back that was more like that one, it had longer first legs but I don't recall the shape of the chelicerae.

I can't recall if I took a picture of that specimen but I'll see if I can find something.