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    Salticidae

    I have a couple jumping spiders that I never got around to ID, maybe I can get some help here? :P

    The first one was found by Ford Lake in Ypsi...

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    I love the second image actually, it seems so sad!
    I know it may be impossible to tell species, if you could point in the right genus maybe that would be a big help.

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    Ah, good, another one I recognize: Platycryptus undatus. No common name for this one, but it is commonly seen on tree trunks, the exterior walls of barns, on fenceposts.....

    Eric

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    Yep, found it on the outside of a lakeside shed. Cool! Thanks again Eric!

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    You're welcome! You're already getting better images of this species than I ever have....

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