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WanderingMogwai — Jumper in the Hedges
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Published: 2018-01-15 04:44:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 287; Favourites: 38; Downloads: 0
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Shot this during the summer in the hedges along the sunny side of the house. This particular species of jumping spider seems to be less interested in being photographed than others are. They are hard to shoot because they are so eager to get away.Related content
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He was! He jumped to a different branch just a moment after I shot this...!
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Thank you 
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Oh wow! I didn't know about that. I adore spiders of all kinds.
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I got lucky as a kid. Both my parents really encouraged my love of nature and random 'pets'. One of my best memories is raising a Luna moth caterpillar through cocooning and eclosing as an adult. They come out so wrinkled up I thought there was something wrong with it and got scared but Mom persisted that we give it time and just watch. It was fascinating AND a great life lesson.
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Oh wow! That sounds like a wonderful experience
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It was indeed
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I really love the jumpers. We have several species of them around where I live. They come out at different times of the year starting sometimes as early as March. They are all soo cute!
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They are the cutest. A small one used to live on the back of my computer screen.
Every time I turned the screen on, he/she came running along the fram to see what the heck was going on.
It sort of streched it's legs to see better. Cracked me up everytime
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I just discovered one on my bedside table this evening. I have no idea what it has been living on
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Haha, they are so funny. Have you checked under your bed lol
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