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There are a few jumpers that like to hang out on the plants and vines near my front porch. I was just thinking it had been a while since I had seen one so I stopped to look for a minute and saw this lil cutie pie mid-meal.

Got a few on eBay for a decent price and starting a collection. Considering framing some of my favorites and keeping the others in sleeves. Couple duplicates so far but I have not been disappointed!

My dad and I are huge Frazetta fans. It was his birthday recently and I was able to order this death dealer statue from the Frazetta museum website. He loves it! It was a really special gift because Frank Frazetta was the reason my dad got into art and has been painting and drawing for most of his life because of him! Just wanted to share what a huge influence Frank was on him and how heartfelt of a gift this was.

I got this medium tarantula cribs coffin crib and have been busy decorating it for my future jumper! Went with a spooky graveyard theme. This will be my first time keeping a spider and I want to make sure it’s suitable for my spood before I go get one. I plan on putting some more vines and stuff at the top because I know they like to stay up high. I have placed some pet safe sphagnum moss at the bottom that will hopefully help in retaining moisture, though I do plan on misting regularly. I’ve also been looking around for some more natural decor to add but I think it’s looking pretty good so far. It’s hard to find a balance between it looking cluttered and making sure they have plenty of things to climb and jump on. I know I’ve got some empty spots at the top so I’d really appreciate suggestions on where to get more good decor that they can interact with. Any advice is helpful!

I found these two Jumping spiders on my back deck this morning. The first picture is of the first spider I found and the second two are of one I found about 5 minutes later. *Found in central Illinois.

They look almost the same and weren’t found very far away from each other. Possibly siblings?
I did a little research and it looks like they may both be female, but I’m by no means an expert so if anyone can tell from the pictures please let me know! I’d be interested to know if they’re male or female and what species they are!

I’ll probably go out and check on them again and see if they hang around. Don’t plan on keeping them but seeing these cuties made my morning. :)