Insects and Spiders

New Jumping Spider

I was walking the creek bank when I spotted a rather large spider on a grass blade. Turned out to be a kind of jumping spider I'd never seen before. And it was cooperative with having its photo taken.
Female Short-bellied Slender Jumping Spider (Marpissa formosa)

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