Comments for black, fuzzy with a red u shape (Red-backed Jumping Spider or Johnson Jumper)
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Red-backed Jumping Spider or Johnson Jumper
by: Moni

Denise
You do have a Red-backed Jumping Spider or Johnson Jumper (Amer Arachnological Society official name). This one is a female.
They can bite humans and it is said to hurt but not be poisonous.
This spider like most jumping spiders are great garden predators, so put it out in the garden to eat grasshoppers and other pests.
Black, fuzzy with red u shape on back
by: GardenRedHead

It's just a jumper spider. They are very common and come in a range of colors and sizes. From black to gray. As a matter of fact, I was painting a mailbox yesterday and one startled me ,the same as your pic. it was on my shirt. They don't spin webs like others,and will rare up and look like they will kill you, but a little side swipe ,and they know who's boss. I then put them back in the garden. They look scary,but it is nonpoisonous. The only time a nonpoisonous spider has venom, is when it has an egg sack. And most bites get no bigger than a mosquito bite.

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