Spider ID?

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Jun 04, 2006 8:33 pm

I've been seeing a spider that I've never noticed before this year. It's pitch black and looks hairy, but not sure, I didn't get THAT close!

He has one white dot on his back and maybe another smaller one, but shoot, I didn't get a pic. I've seen two of them and am curious. Anyone have an idea or a site to figure out what he/she is?

I lost my hard drive and wasn't able to save all my favorites, of which was an insect ID site.

THanks to anyone that can help!

Annie · Post by **Annie** » Jun 04, 2006 11:22 pm

Maybe this one? If so we have these too. They can jump

Scroll down, it's the last pic on this page.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... D%26sa%3DN

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Jun 05, 2006 1:02 am

I think that's it! Thanks! I'll have to get a picture next time I see it, but it does move fast. Don't remember seeing it 'jump', but it did jump off the hose end I had!

Thanks so much! I search hi and lo on the net and couldn't find anything that looked like it!

Old earth dog · Post by **Old earth dog** » Jun 05, 2006 2:09 am

Those Jumping spiders are so cool! They remind me of little Ninjas with their quick movements.
I like all the spiders. The only ones I will kill are the Black Widows and the Brown Recluse. I see the Recluse all the time when I'm working on old rehab houses.
DW thinks I'm crazy when I find a spider in the house cause I usually get it to crawl on my hand and then take it outside.
Best little preditors in the garden.

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Jun 05, 2006 7:12 am

Oh yeah, I'm going to let this hairy spider crawl on me! NOT

While I like to know there are spiders to take care of other bugs for me, I don't like them that much!

Thanks Annie for the site and everyone for your help!

Doris_J · Post by **Doris_J** » Jun 05, 2006 8:08 am

Oh, come on, Jane, let me crawl onto your hand. I won't bite!

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Jun 05, 2006 8:16 am

Nope! I won't squish 'em, but I certainly, don't want any that 'hop' near me! I have picked up and handled daddy long legs, but not any others by my choosing!

And I detest those little black and white ones that are schizoid <sp?> You kwow that hop one way then the other. I really think they have 2 heads (one you can't see) that make em do that! Don't trust them!

Annie · Post by **Annie** » Jun 05, 2006 8:50 am

Oh they can jump alright! We use to tease them when we were kids. Not kill them just blew on them to make em jump LOL. Really are kinda creepy, they look like they follow ya with their eyes. They always want to face you. Use a stick and let them see it and then try to move the stick around them, they will turn with the stick, it's really kinda funny to watch.

I'm not a spider person, won't kill them UNLESS they are in the house. Even then I won't smash them, but I will use bug spray.

Ewwww as for daddy longlegs, I hate them. I freak out if I find one crawling on me

They are just nasty looking.

I think the Garden spiders are cool and never mess with them, but then again I have never seen one in the house