I live in Oregon. I saw a black spider with a one white dot on it's back. Could anyone tell me what kind it is

Question

I live in Oregon. I saw a black spider with a one white dot on it's back. Could anyone tell me what kind it is

Answer 1

Its a bold jumping spider they are normally pretty fat, black, have a white spot/spots on their back and they are native to north America, don't worry they are completely harmless but look a little scary. Heres some pics so you can make sure its what you saw =)

http://mcrcrazedfan.deviantart.com/art/T...

http://www.hartmanprehistoricgarden.com/...

http://i.pbase.com/v3/03/391303/4/449086...

Answer 2

It sounds like a Bold Jumping Spider. They're harmless to humans.

Here are a couple of pic's.

http://www.greglasley.net/boldjumpingspi...

Answer 3

ID it yourself -

http://www.spideridentification.org/

http://www.badspiderbites.com/spider-ide...

http://www.aboutbugsbugsbugs.com/spiders...

http://www.pesticide.org/spiders.html