I began learning about their names and ways, then looking for them in local parks and reserves like the Oxley Nature Center, where I spied this thumbnail-size Phidippus putnami (above).

我开始了解它们的名字和癖性，然后就在当地的公园和保护区内寻找着它们的踪迹，比如奥克斯利(Oxley)自然中心。我在那儿发现了这只拇指甲般大小的普特南菲蛛(学名为菲蛛属普特南种Phidippus putnami)(见上图)。

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