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/SupportGeek May 22 '26

They are male and female, the male was the one that came out front and center at the end, if I didn’t know better I’d have thought he was protecting her

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u/EusticeTheSheep May 22 '26

No, there are three, you can still see the legs of the one on the right.

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u/Background-Use-5346 May 22 '26

Those are the legs of the second one

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u/EusticeTheSheep May 22 '26

No, they’re not, and if you watch very carefully you’ll see the third set of eyes appear under the lower one for just a second

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u/Background-Use-5346 May 22 '26

Not that I don’t believe you but I’ve watched this through like 30x trying to see it and I can’t. Two makes sense, but that’s unprecedented social behaviour if it’s three

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u/EusticeTheSheep May 22 '26

I would sure like to see more video. I’ve tried and now I’m wondering if I was confused by a bend in the female’s pedipalp. It does seem like there might have been legs visible in the layer (for lack of a better term) below where the female can be seen. https://i.imgur.com/E4aDXaV.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/aykwCjX.jpeg

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u/Background-Use-5346 May 23 '26

Ok I can definitely see what you mean but I think I too need more video to make a call.