Can't identify bug- can jump 3 feet.?

Question

We have about 15 of these in our garage (NY state). They are about the size of a half dollar, black ,....they look like spiders and can jump at least three feet. One jumped from the floor to my shirt (I screamed bloody murder). I have NO IDEA what they are....??? they are NOT grasshoppers

Answer 1

grass hopper...

there are few flying roaches as well....

Answer 2

Grass hopper

Answer 3

Thats just gross lol. You poor thing haha.

Snap some photos and post them.

Answer 4

http://www.insectimages.org/

http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740

http://greennature.com/article1899.html

http://www.einsteins-emporium.com/life/a...

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/

Answer 5

Jumping Spiders maybe?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_spi...

Here's some more pictures that might help you identify them:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Araneo...

Also, if you go to this site, you can upload a picture of the bug and someone can identify it for you:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/6/bgimage

Answer 6

i have no clue, but i can tell you that they arent trapdoor spiders. they dont live in newyork and they dont jump that far

Answer 7

Sound like huge fleas.

Kill them!!!

Answer 8

Sounds like what you have is a male trapdoor spider, they are widespread throughout the USA and are harmless, they are rarely seen because they burrow underground and make a "trapdoor" to ambush prey, most likely the reason you are seeing them now is because they are in search of mates and it is the only time that they will leave their "trapdoor" burrows.

They can leap 40 + times their body length .