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It is a Bold Jumping Spider. Their scientific name is Phidippus audax — audax, Latin, meaning bold, daring; and Phidippus, a Greek name meaning "one who spares horses." So, while they are day-hunting carnivores, the horsies need not fear them. It didn't bite me either, even while I was "persuading" it to move off the sidewalk by brandishing a leaf at it.
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