Drama between two Jumping Spiders.....

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I have come to realize these tiny spiders are quite common. I am finding them everywhere. It was wonderful to show the grandkids this little one. They were quite surprised it was a spider and not an ant. They were as entranced as I was by it's cuteness :)

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This beauty was with the forty plus Jumping Spiders under the Sycamore bark. bugguide.net/node/view/1340431

"During the day, parson spiders hide in a silken retreat in rolled leaves, under bark, stones, or debris, and in similar locations in wooded areas. At night they hunt for prey and can move very fast. These spiders will run in a zigzag fashion to evade predators; for this reason, they are hard to capture when seen in homes. Females deposit a white egg sac during the fall under the bark of trees and logs. They will also hibernate in these locations and protect the sac from predation."

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but the fly was not so lucky..........

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A beautiful stand of Cinnamon ferns.....this spider had a sweet hiding spot :)

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