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116 Views 1 Reply Last post: Jun 24, 2018 5:16 AM by jaguarondi RSS
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Jun 22, 2018 11:35 PM

What spider is this

Hi

I am currently on holiday in Morocco and found this lively little guy about the size of a 20p coin. The little fella jumped some distance when surprised. Any idea what type of spider it is as never seen one with markings like this before.

TIA

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    Jun 24, 2018 5:16 AM (in response to Coops4628)
    Re: What spider is this

    It's a jumping spider (Salticidae). I suspect it's a male Plexippus paykulli which is a very widespread species, but that pattern of longitudinal stripes is common amongst jumping spiders so I'm not totally sure.

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