Last week I needed to mow the lawn again, so I took the mower out of my shed and, as I was pushing it out to my traditional starting spot, noticed this little fellow hitching a ride, 
apparently willing to help me with my chores. Not wanting him to jump off into the grass where I’d soon be mowing, I helped him to a flowering sprig from a bush in our garden. 
We have never quite managed to identify the bush, but the hitchhiker was another male house hopper (Hypoblemum albovittatum), one of the most frequent players in our 
garden pageant. Before releasing him into a safe part of the garden, I invited him to sit for me for a few minutes, and he seemed happy enough to do so. (Click a pic for more detail.) Oh, and by the way, I just happened to notice that this is my 750th post on WordPress!
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krikitarts 
Congratulations on #750, Gary. I can never get enough of your wonderful jumping spiders. Keep them coming. They seem to have a special bond with you.
I like to think that we have a kind of affinity, too. If they keep cropping up with the current regularity, I think I’ll be able to stay one jump ahead of them for a while. Thanks very much, Mike!
Yes, Congratulations on your 750th post, what a milepost. :)
And I didn’t even realize it until after I’d pushed the Publish button. I’d just put it up on the full-view screen and a little voice sang out: “This is the how-manyeth post?” And I looked, and there it was! You could say I actually missed the milestone, but then again, only by a few seconds. Thanks for your long-term support, Vicki!
You’re welcome, Gary. :)
Yes, congrats indeed on the 750 posts – wonderful achievement! And good pics here too – as Mike says, you do have a way with spiders. :)
They often seem to seek me out to volunteer for me to have a closer look at them, and I’m only too happy to pick up the thread and oblige them. ;)
Those eyes are all-seeing.
Pretty much so. Their only blind spot is directly behind them but the connection between head and thorax is very flexible and they use that flexibility often to check what’s following.
This jumping spider and your H-alliteration brought to mind the name of the actress and gossip columnist Hedda Hopper, who wrote a column called “Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood.” I just learned that her birth name was Elda Furry, whose second part fits your subject.
And here’s a post script: Happy three-quarters of a thousand.
Hedda Hopper–nice analogy, Steve. I remember her name as well. And thanks for the well-wishing. It’s good to be going strong, isn’t it?!
What a lovely little chap. Glad you’ve seen him safe and sound. Very nice macros.
He was a treat to work with; I’m glad I made his acquaintance.
Quite the poser, fine shots. And congratulations!
Hey, thanks for that, Belinda; I’m surprised that I have that many under my belt!
That’s a heck of a tally – hat’s off to your dedication and all those fantastic posts and photographs!
Thanks very much, Finn, and I hope to see more of things through your eyes soon!
He’s quite a little poser. I don’t know too many people who would go to the trouble of placing a spider in a place of safety. You and I make two. We rescue spiders from the house…unless they belong there like those that catch little insects…as well as moths and even flies. Mosquitoes die!!!!! :-)
It’s just about time to start mowing here. Too wet today but soon.
Right on, Steve, again we think alike. There are common house spiders here in NZ, particularly the long-legged, seemingly spindly and delicate cellar spider (Pholcus phalangoides), that most folks allow to settle in convenient indoor corners, sometimes for years. And they are great for mosquito control, especially good because window screens are (for some reason that we still cannot fathom) a relative rarity. (I’ve built our own.)
Mosquitoes and no screens. Inconceivable…and, yes I do know what that means. :-)
I’m sure Vizzini would agree with you. ;-)