# Identify Insect

**URL:** <https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/identify-insect/1033>\
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**Created:** [May 28, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/identify-insect/1033 "2022-05-28T01:51:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quackers](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/user_avatar/forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/quackers/32/104_2.png) [@Quackers](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/Quackers)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/identify-insect/1033/1 "2022-05-28T01:51:40Z")

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![2022 05 26 Bug (1)](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/uploads/default/original/1X/d062d9fbaa0f0bb92f3ffaa9cc700a2e96c7dafd.jpeg)  
 ![2022 05 26 Bug (2)](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/uploads/default/original/1X/66e17e460a58b5e09385b8bf3d22b2725281e5c0.jpeg)

Saw this little fella on our deck the other day. Any idea what it is?

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**Author:** ![johnhastie](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e36b37/32.png) [@johnhastie](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/johnhastie)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/identify-insect/1033/2 "2022-05-28T06:21:28Z")

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Johnson Jumping Spider?

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**Author:** ![vihorwood](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/ba9def/32.png) [@vihorwood](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/vihorwood)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/identify-insect/1033/3 "2022-05-28T15:07:47Z")

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It’s definitely a jumping spider. INaturalist identified it as possibly a greyish jumping spider. You can identify flora and fauna with your phone anywhere with the iNaturalist app.

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**Author:** ![Gordon](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/user_avatar/forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/gordon/32/69_2.png) [@Gordon](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/Gordon)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/identify-insect/1033/4 "2022-05-28T15:08:23Z")

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Yes a jumping spider, very common here on the coast ([Phidippus johnsoni (Johnson Jumping Spider) - Spider Identification & Pictures](https://spiderid.com/spider/salticidae/phidippus/johnsoni/)). Likely _Phidippus johnsoni_  
(Johnson Jumping Spider). They are very curious spiders, turning their heads to watch what I am doing in the greenhouse! They are great at eating pests.

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**Author:** ![Quackers](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/user_avatar/forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/quackers/32/104_2.png) [@Quackers](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/Quackers)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/identify-insect/1033/5 "2022-05-28T18:10:15Z")

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Thanks everyone. Yes he definitely looked like the Johnson Jumping spider. I’m glad he is out there doing his work.