Leaned my car seat back and realized I had an unexpected visitor. I believe it’s a familiar jumping spider. Not sure when or how it got in but there’s not much to eat in here.

Our lunches are similar in that regard 🫥

That is one cool looking spider. Which country do you live in?

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I’m in the USA, on the NE coast.

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I haven’t seen that kind of jumping spider on the west coast before, they must be limited to your area. It’s really cool looking!

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I believe it’s a familiar jumping spider.

Are you within this area?

It might be another Platycryptus sp. if you’re not, but it’s a good fit.

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Yeah, I’m east coast US. I am by no means an expert lol. My photo app suggested the match, and I cross checked it with Wikipedia. If it’s not right, it’s close at least.

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Jumping spiders can be very hard to ID. But if the geographical range matches as well there is a good chance you nailed it. I can’t confirm it but I also can’t find anything wrong with your ID nor do I have a better suggestion.

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Great pic. What do you mean with the lunch thing?

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I was on my lunch break, just sitting in my car. The spider and I had similar food options: little to none 😅

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That sucks, hope you both eventually got something.

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A nice spider.

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