Spider on inside of tropical setup

[jimscott]

I have no idea how it got there!

 

[RL7836]

Looks like a type of 'jumping spider'. Most winters I have one patrolling the office for the random fungus gnat or other small critters I'm not aware of. When I have a minute, I'd offer him a WFF & see him in attack mode. They're pretty impressive. Of course, then I imagine what would happen if I was the size of the WFF ...

Sadly, this is the 1st year in quite a few that none have appeared.

 

[Zero]

cool looking spider! Like a mini tarantula.
I watched a jumping spider trying to get a fly one time but it wasn't fast enough. The fly kept coming back to the same spot after each attack.

 

[jimscott]

Ron, Would ya like mine?

 

[F R e N c H 3 z]

Competition for the plants! Those things always move so fast, they give me the creeps... Check out those fangs btw, nice shot Jim!

 

[jimscott]

Return of the spider:

 

[swords]

Sweet, a mini T! The second image isn't the same spider though is it? I don't see any bristles.

I caught a small gray spider with orange spots on it's rump and put it in the Anoles viv but haven't seen it since. I suppose the Anole had dinner. LOL

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

That's a cute lil' spider!


I once watched a small jumping spider catch a housefly twice it's size. She jumped, caught, bit and hung on. That was quite a wrestle!

 

[jimscott]

I don't think it's the same one. I haven't a clue as to what type it is. Any ideas?

 

[nightsky]

It's a boy! Both are. I've wondered how on earth bugs find our plants. It's the middle of winter here, haven't seen bugs in months, and yet I still somehow had pests on my plants suddenly. Sly little buggers. Yep, they'll outlast us.

 

[jimscott]

Thankfully, I don't have roaches!