This guy (yes, it’s a male) was on the back of a patio chair. He’s only about 1/4″ long, but the bright red abdomen caught my eye, and I had to photograph him.

He is a Red Backed Jumping Spider, aka Phidippus johnsoni. Evidently they will bite if provoked, but aren’t poisonous.

He wasn’t particularly interested in my camera invading his space, but I managed to get a few shots without repercussion. This is a hand held macro shot.

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