Cool Predation - (Orange Tarantula)

[Jyson]

Aside from the mosquitos, the weather has been fantastic. And because of that I've been doing a lot of field herping. Here is something that I found. These guys are all around my house, but I've never seen one this orange before. Any ideas on the species? I've looked but can't find anything.

[Aes_Sidhe]

I dont think is tarantula.. because in US they are only in Arizona.. Will check my Field Guide after work.. maybe will be able to help...

I actually found nice series of Field Guides... Published by National Wildlife Federation they have nice quality photos (little small but still nice) and they have really nice price.. I bought Birds and
"National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Insects and Spiders & Related Species of North America"...

Wish they release Amphibians and reptiles and Mammals as well...

Anyway I'm going off topic here... Will check as soon as I get home...

[Jyson]

I dont think is tarantula.. because in US they are only in Arizona.. Will check my Field Guide after work.. maybe will be able to help...

I actually found nice series of Field Guides... Published by National Wildlife Federation they have nice quality photos (little small but still nice) and they have really nice price.. I bought Birds and
"National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Insects and Spiders & Related Species of North America"...

Wish they release Amphibians and reptiles and Mammals as well...

Anyway I'm going off topic here... Will check as soon as I get home...

There are no native species of tarantulas in Fl. but there are some foreign ones like the Mexican Red rump (if I'm not mistaken.) But, insects are not my area of expertise.

[Aes_Sidhe]

There are no native species of tarantulas in Fl. but there are some foreign ones like the Mexican Red rump (if I'm not mistaken.) But, insects are not my area of expertise.

Mine too actually... I have arachnophobia lol.. but I'm really in to Photography and insect are cool to make photos of them.. So I've bought that book to know what actually i have on my picture

[Aes_Sidhe]

Ok I'm in 99% sure that this is not native to USA... maybe You should report this sighting somewhere then as a presence of Invasive specie...Good luck with identifying what was that

[Anatopism]

I don't think it looks like a tarantula, due to the body structure.

A google search for "Orange Florida Jumping Spider" Came back with orange form, female regal jumping spider: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/...l_spider03.htm

Does this look the same to you?

[Highline Reptiles South]

spot on - that is a very orange example of a Regal Jumping Spider.

http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/...l_spider03.htm

[Cendalla]

That looks about right. Waaaay bigger than the jumping spiders we get out west.

[Aes_Sidhe]

Damn That One is not in My book .. I have only Bold and Johnson from Phidippus genre.... and those are way smaller...

[loonunit]

Day-am. If that had been an invasive, I would have said you were morally obliged to catch it and keep it as a pet and send its babies to ME, because that is one pretty creepy-crawly.

(except that my husband is a total arachnophobe, so I'd just wind up in divorce court if I had those around the house.)