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GT4671
post Apr 21 2008, 10:34 AM

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I am originally from New York and we had jumping spiders all over the place there. I used to catch them in a big coffee can and watch them fight. I was amazed at how vicious those tiny little things could be. I live in Arizona now and we don't have jumping spiders here. We have black widows and scorpions. I miss the jumping spiders!
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post Apr 22 2008, 10:30 AM

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Yo man! At last you post here after giving so many comments on the clips on youtube! Welcome here man!

Those are Phidippus species i suppose since they are commonly found in US.

Black widows... the deadliest of spiders? It would be freaky scary to try to handle them.


Yo! Yeah, I finally made my way here to post. We definitely have the Phidippus species in both New York and Texas. They are every bit as eager to fight as the ones you have. The ones I caught were always in the cracks on the outside of my house. I rarely saw them on leaves or trees. They were always nesting on the outside of the house. As for Black Widows, I don't touch them. My spider catching days are over with, but seeing the jumping spiders that you and your friends have brought back a lot of good memories for me.

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post Apr 27 2008, 12:47 PM

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What is "chop" anyways?
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post Apr 28 2008, 03:05 AM

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I ask again....what is a "chop" when you are referring to a spider? mindstorm AKA Adrian, this picture is what I saw a lot of in New York.

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Obviously this is a female and the males have the same white color pattern on them, but their butts are smaller. I also saw jumping spiders with orange spots.

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post Apr 28 2008, 06:02 AM

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Most spiders are boring if they're not jumping spiders. Thanks for the info, I understand the "chop" theory now. The pic I posted is a Phiddipus, and that's a female and was one of many caught by me when I lived in NY. As I mentioned, some others had orange spots instead of white. I even saw grey colored jumping spiders, and they were always smaller than the black ones, although I can't find them on the net anywhere.
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post Oct 14 2008, 03:31 AM

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Here are a couple of links to the jumping spiders that I saw and collected for years in New York. These aren't my videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vrzSSpEl6Y&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UgA5agjpbk&feature=related

And look at this beauty....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqKPGDBe0xg&feature=related

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