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October 26, 2007:A cooperative jumping spider: Phintella vittata

This was about 5:30 in the afternoon. This female Leucauge decorata was just hanging onto a strand - and later started weaving her orb web

oct 26 7753 leucauge black close

Another view with setting sunlight

oct 26 7756 female leucauge

Some ants next door

oct 26 7758 ant shadow

And then, in the shadow of a leaf was a tiny (3 - 4 mm) jumping spider. Great time for focus practice

oct 26 7763 jumping shadows

A closer view

oct 26 7765 jumping spider close

Seems to be looking athe orangish thing

oct 26 7771 jumping look

Then backs away

oct 26 7776 jumping look

A rear view

oct 26 7782 jumping back

A side view and her eye brows

oct 26 7791 back hairy eyes

Hairy legs

oct 26 7796 hairy legs

Resting in the shade of another leaf

oct 26 7798 shadow resting

A hairy palp

oct 26 7801 hairy palps

The front eyes - well quite unexpected for me

oct 26 7802 jumping eyes

A closer view of eyes and palps

oct 26 7806 hairy palps

A side view

oct 26 7871 jumping side

45 degree look. Compare her size with the leaf vein

oct 26 7873 jumping leaf vein

Looking directly at me

oct 26 7876 jumping face cropped

And a last look

oct 26 7877 jumping face

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