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Originally Posted by Vodstok
Thats a jumping spider, and the big ones can be about the size of nickel, but they are completely harmless. Even when I was at the height o fmy arachnophobia, they didnt bother me.
They are supposed to be the most advanced of the spider species, think of them as Jurassic Park's raptors, only tiny with 8 legs.
If you can work up the nerve to watch them, they are fascinating. these are the little brightly colored or black and white guys that run around on the side of houses on sunny days.
I have seen them behave like a dog, chasing things, even stopping and scratching like a dog (back legs, cocked neck, scratchin gits head) very weird but very cool.
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I've seen the jumping spiders before, and the site I got the pic from said it was a jumping spider, but I didn't know how big they got.
Thanks for the details! That's really interesting that they even scratch like a dog. Although knowing my luck, I'd finally get the nerve to watch one and it'd jump in my face.