Jumping Spiders
By Maggs
@maggs224 (2320)
Alicante, Spain
August 21, 2016 7:23am CST
I have just read a poem written by @crazyhorseladycx called While She Was Sleepin'...
Her post reminded me of a time when we were in a scrap yard full of old cars in Oklahoma. I was peering into the shell of an old car looking at a huge spider's web with a spider in the centre.
I got my camera out and my friend @sueznewz2 was peering over my shoulder to get a look at the spider and the web. I am not sure if you can see the spider in the photo, that is the actual one I took.
My husband loves old cars. So our friends who we were staying with in Oklahoma took us to a car graveyard.
Sue @sueznewz2 and I were peering at the large spider. As we leaned closer our American friend said "I hope its not one of them jumping spiders."
Well Sue and I had never heard of jumping spiders, in fact it never occurred to us that spiders could jump. But I bet none of those jumping spiders could jump as far as @sueznewz2 did when our friend said that lol...
Have you ever encountered spiders that can jump?
The spider in the photo is bigger than a thumb it is not a little spider and the web was easily 2ft or more all round.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
21 Aug 16
OOhhh maggs ... I remember it well..., lol... but both the web and the spider were big.., and I'd only ever seen brown spiders, so to see such a brightly coloured one was fascinating....until the word jump was mentioned lol.
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@maggs224 (2320)
• Alicante, Spain
20 Sep 16
@sueznewz2 I could have entered you for the Olympics with a jump like that lol...
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
23 Aug 16
Yes, I see the huge spider. Yes, I have encountered jumping spiders and hate them. You and your husband might enjoy these cars that I came across a few years ago.
My coincidence I was driving on Jarry Street in St. Leonard, Montreal, when I came upon this gold mine of vintage cars. I don't know much about cars but this...
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
20 Sep 16
@maggs224 Glad you liked it! 
I saw a jumping spider in my apartment a few days ago. He jumped and so did I.
I saw a jumping spider in my apartment a few days ago. He jumped and so did I. 1 person likes this
@maggs224 (2320)
• Alicante, Spain
20 Sep 16
@1hopefulman Thank you Felix the cars in the video were super, you were right I enjoyed looking at the video very much thanks for sharing it.
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@maggs224 (2320)
• Alicante, Spain
20 Sep 16
@1hopefulman not quite as far as @sueznewz2 and I would have lol...
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
21 Aug 16
going to say, that thing looks HUGE
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
21 Sep 16
@maggs224 yeah I didnt mind taking pictures of Bertha, as I named her, but I wasnt getting close to do so, her leg range was the size of my hand!
@maggs224 (2320)
• Alicante, Spain
20 Sep 16
@Jessicalynnt It was huge Jessa, I had not seen one so brightly coloured before either. I love photographing insects, especially now I have a decent zoom. Before the zoom getting close enough was always a problem.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
22 Aug 16
yes ma'am, i see the lil darlin'! i can jest imagine how far ms. @sueznewz2 did jump, bless her heart. i aint fond 'f 'em myself. i aint too comfy 'round spiders anyhow, 'n those that've the audacity to come 't me when i'm jest walkin' by with no malintent, i get a bit cranky, lol.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
22 Aug 16
understandable @crazyhorseladycx I don 't like them in my space either ....
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@maggs224 (2320)
• Alicante, Spain
20 Sep 16
@crazyhorseladycx Sorry it has taken so long to respond been doing other things elsewhere. @sueznewz2 and I don't mind them in their habitat it is just when they come into ours. But the news that some of them can jump kind of freaked us both out a bit lol...
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
21 Aug 16
Only little ones... I think I'd be wary of moving to Australia, some of their spiders are not to be messed with... anywhere where you need to check for spiders before parking yourself on the throne in the wee room is best avoided!
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@maggs224 (2320)
• Alicante, Spain
20 Sep 16
@shaggin I am sure that you are right and this is not actually a jumping spider, and I am also sure that our friend knew this when he told us that some spiders can jump. Before he told us this we had no idea at all that any spider could jump. I looked it up on Youtube and like you say all the spiders that I saw on there that were jumping spiders were much smaller than this one.
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@maggs224 (2320)
• Alicante, Spain
20 Sep 16
@AkoPinay Apart from on YouTube I have not seen any jumping spiders either, and I can't say that I am sorry about that, as I would not like to be too close to a spider that can jump. Even if the jumping spiders are normally only small spiders
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@williamjisir66 (594)
• Hangzhou, China
21 Aug 16
It is very scary to see a jumping spider for me because I have a phobia for spiders. They make me feel very uncomfortable if they are somewhere close to me.
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@maggs224 (2320)
• Alicante, Spain
20 Sep 16
@williamjisir66 I think it is one of the most common phobias, it is understandable too when a bite from even a small spider can do untold damage
