i just caught a spider and i want to know what kinda of spider it is.?

Question

it's pretty brownish. legs are black and brown. the spider is about 3-4 millimeters. really tiny. it has a white dot on the back. it's a lil hairy. so does anyone know what type of spider this is?

the spiders is about less then 3 millimetrs and the body is fatter. the legs are short

Answer 1

Sounds to me like a jumping spider (salticidae). Many species in this very common family of spiders are rather small, robust and brownish in color. The best way to tell whether it is a jumper is to look at the forward pointing eyes, they should be large and round, much larger than the rest of the eyes. If it is a jumper, it will most likely look you right in the eyes when you examine it, as if it is keeping its eyes on you....really cool little critters.

Here are some images of what it might be, proper I.D can only be accomplished if it is an adult, so hopefully it is....have a look!


http://bugguide.net/node/view/71171
http://bugguide.net/node/view/86311

here is the whole page, have a look and compare the images....
Good Luck!
http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=jumping+spider&search=Search

Answer 2

If it's short and stocky looking it could be a jumping spider. Are it's movements sort of jerky?

Answer 3

http://www.spiderzrule.com/jumpingspider.htm
Here's a site with spider species.

It may be a white-dotted wolf spider

Answer 4

might be a wolf spider

Answer 5

i have no idea but u could try googling spiders....

Answer 6

Are you bugging us for that little critter??

Answer 7

Eat it and find it

Answer 8

An ugly one! :P

Answer 9

lol sry