Has anyone ever seen a brown spider with black front legs?

Question

We just bought a house in Arkansas and i have seen two of these. And they can JUMP! I tried to kill one and he tried to jump on my shoe... Talk about freaky... Anyway, the body is brown, it looks kinda like a brown recluse but the front legs are definitely black. Its just a little bigger than a half dollar.... Thank you!

Answer 1

Don't know! I can't stand the sight of spiders myself. I'm like a male "Miss Muffet"! Spiders of any size & kind scare the living c**p out of me. I do like Grand daddy long legs, though!

Answer 2

If its that big it isnt a brown recluse. They have a fiddle or violin shape on its back. If it jumps, its a jumping spider. I know that sounds obvious, but its true. When it moves, is it like a robot, quick and definite movements all the time? Arkansas isnt that far from me and I cant think lf anything else it could be. Maybe just one of those funnel web spinning grass spiders. Help to see a pic.

Answer 3

Learn to ID it yourself with the help of these sites -

http://bugguide.net/node/view/1954

http://www.arachnology.be/pages/Pictures...

http://www.spideridentification.org/

Answer 4

Did you figure it out? I just found one today in my house as well. We live in Oklahoma...if we find out, we'll let you know! Aren't they freaky lookin??