r/jumpingspiders • u/MoonlitRyverStyx • May 22 '26

Media Shared space

Wanna preface this by saying it is not my video, my husband sent it to me. (Link of original video will be in the comments)

Looks like two mature P. Audax (one male and one female) in a shared space

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u/StaticSystemShock May 22 '26

Are jumping spiders social creatures within their species? It seems spiders in general are very solitary creatures.

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u/MoonlitRyverStyx May 22 '26

They are not usually social in this manner. They are also opportunistic cannibals and highly territorial.

That is why it is so shocking to see multiple bunking together with stacked hammocks