If she is laying eggs, she may stop eating while she guards them. I've read that you can keep her from starving by using a pair of tweezers to force small insects into her nest, and hold them in front of her until she bites.
To catch a jumper, use a small container or glass jar. Hold the jar up to the spider and try to coax it in with your other hand. You will find they have individual personalities. Some will be shy & others will be more curious about you. I have found that sometimes the males can be less tame & not as calm as the female jumpers, so I think the females make better pets. I usually keep one for just a short time, just to enjoy it for a bit, feed it some flies and then let it go on it's way...
Jumpers are the most friendly of all spiders. They rarely bite, even if threatened. They don't feel threatened easily, but are quite trusting of people. I have personally never been bitten by a jumper & I have had lots as pets, even held them. This is not to say it won't happen if you really provoked it, although the bite would be harmless unless you are allergic to spider bites. Jumpers actually hunt and kill the more dangerous spiders that do bite & who's venom is dangerous to humans.
Jumping spiders belong to the largest family among spiders. There are thousands of different species of them and they can be found all over the world. They are very recognizable with their distinctive big eyed appearance & incredible jumping abilities. They hunt during the day & love the sunshine, so look for them on trees, fence posts, buildings/houses, plants, rocks, and some even hunt on the ground. In winter or at night, they seek shelter in their web sacks, sometimes in barns or sheds.
Jumping spiders are the most friendly and docile of all spiders. They rarely bite, even if threatened. They don't feel threatened easily, but are quite trusting and curious little guys. They have excellent vision and will actually pivot their head cutely to look up at you. I have personally never been bitten by a jumping spider and I have had lots as pets. They actually will hunt and kill the more dangerous spiders that do bite and are our greatest friend's at getting rid of pesty insects.
I guess you kind of get an eye for it. With different types of jumping spiders, there are different ways of identifying them. But in general, the males have longer frontal legs and smaller abdomen's. The females have shorter frontal legs and her abdomen will usually be larger and rounder (extra big if full of eggs). In the above video, 1:33 is a male audax, and at 1:46 is a female audax.
Awww....your jumper is making a home for itself, a protective web sack made of silk. Many retreat to these little nests at night and for safety, during rainfall, to lay eggs if female (in spring and summer), or during winter to hibernate. If you happen to have a female, there's always a chance she could be pregnant and lay some eggs in there!
I love the tiny light grey ones that show up in spring and summer clinging on concrete walls almost invisible.. i would pet some but they look so happy in freedom ^^ just wish a female decides to make a nest in my room sometime.
That's awesome! They need to eat about every 2-3 days, but should survive up to a week without food. Jumpers will usually only eat when they are hungry, so you don't have to worry about over feeding. They will happily eat every day or multiple times a day until they look fattened up. If you have the A/C on, about 60-70 degrees would be fine. The most important thing about temperature is never to leave the spider in a jar in a window where the sun could shine through as that would be too hot
Some call them "Eight-Legged Cats" because they're so inquisitive and very catlike when they hunt. The Porche is considered the most intelligent. They remember and change strategies when hunting different types of spiders. They are constantly thinking and masters of camouflage
Male spiders will have swollen pedipalps, because that's where they store their sperm. The pedipalps are those two finger-like things underneath their eyes.
They're super cute, I don't mind jumpers. I mind the spiders that think it's absolutely a hoot to come down on me in the shower. Peeping Tom Spiders are what I call them.
I love your comment!! It is actually a fantastic idea to have a few jumping spiders for your house. Jumping spiders are great natural predators of the hobo spider and brown recluse spider as well. Jumping spiders, paticularly the larger ones, easily kill these dangerous bad guys for you and therefore keep your home protected.
I'd hate to be a bother, but could you point me to a video on the basics of taking care of jumping spiders? After watching several videos I think I might want to get one of these spiders, but first I want to see some of the conditons I need to keep it in.
Good point! And since their venom is not harmful to humans, the only concern I can think to mention would be for those who are severely allergic to spider bites. In that case, that person could have an allergic reaction so such people should be extra cautious and not handle any type of spider whatsoever, even the friendly jumping spider.
Haven't you ever heard the term "so ugly, it's cute"? They are sort of like bulldogs, in that way. Although with jumping spiders, they tend to lean much more heavily towards the "cute" side of things. I think some of them resemble grumpy old men *LOL*
So... I'm a guy with an incredibly severe case of Arachnophobia, but this kind of spider doesn't really bug me. I like them! If every spider looked like this one (and was about that size) I'd have no phobia at all! Heck, I'd even feed them! Flies and water droplets for everyone!
i recently caught one i gave him a fly as big as the spider when do i have to feed it again? another question it's summer and i'm using the A/C at the evenings the spider will handle the cold or it has to stay hot?
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Thanks for your interest in these amazing spiders! Unfortunately I was not able to find any videos specifically made on the facts of caring for jumping spiders, but I have posted a link above to a great website that I think will be of help to you! Good luck!
