Beautiful Twin Flagged Jumpers Can be Friendly Little Spiders
Frequently after work I go some place to take photos. Sometimes it’s the woods behind my house, sometimes it’s out to Cedar Key to watch the sunset, and sometimes it’s the yard around my office. One evening I went out into the yard to get rid of some trash in the dumpster. While out there, I noticed some pretty little flowers and went to take photos of them. While I was shooting, this little twin flagged jumping spider (Anasaitis canosus) jumped onto my leg. It crawled around a little and jumped off again. I then went to take pics of a lady bug not far away and before I knew it the little spider had leapt onto my leg again. I guess it really wanted its picture taken, so I obliged. When I was done, I gently placed it on one of the flowers where I had first noticed it. But we weren’t finished yet. As I went to get into my truck, I realized that the spider was on my leg again! So once again, I took it back to the flowers and turned it loose. This time I made sure it didn’t hitch another ride. These guys are known to be friendly, harmless spiders, but this one was exceptionally friendly!
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