Here a Paraphidippus aurantius, traversing a fence from post to post,
appears a bit flummoxed to meet me leaning upon the rail.
Mutually improvising our turns and impressions, I was finally pleased
to observe the jumping spider continue undeterred along its way.
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some little crum creek 
July 24, 2013 at 8:55 pm
Probably my biggest phobia, but you gave this fella some character and beauty…..more than I could! 😉
July 26, 2013 at 10:23 am
Thanks, Donna … let’s hope beauty will diminish our fear! I’m finding a stunning variety of it (beauty) in the spider world.
July 23, 2013 at 1:28 pm
Glad to see you both survived that encounter. 🙂 Great detail shots.
July 23, 2013 at 4:26 pm
And at least one of us is better for it. Thanks, Patti.
July 18, 2013 at 7:26 pm
Random Acts comment made me smile!!
July 18, 2013 at 7:46 pm
Yep, she does that! 🙂
July 17, 2013 at 6:25 am
I’ve got quite a few photos of bugs that I can’t identify, even though I bought a bug guide. Spiders seem easier somehow, especially when you have good photos like these to go by.
July 17, 2013 at 9:21 am
Thanks to their popularity, I can usually ID spiders by browsing pictures online. But I too have a bunch of anonymous bugs waiting in my photo folders. The best is accidentally coming across the ID for one when searching for something else.
July 16, 2013 at 5:13 pm
How bbbbig is this spspspider?
July 16, 2013 at 6:02 pm
Ha! It was small, less than 1/2″. And fairly cordial, if a bit evasive.