Is my Phidippus regius Apalachicola male adult?

[Aki2470]

Hi all,
Quick question. I want to know if my Phidippus regius male is adult or not.
He looks like adult, but isn't dancing to adult female. Maybe I tried to mate him too early?

Thank you for any answers.
BTW. He's 1.5 cm long (without legs)

 

[basin79]

Hi all,
Quick question. I want to know if my Phidippus regius male is adult or not.
He looks like adult, but isn't dancing to adult female. Maybe I tried to mate him too early?

Thank you for any answers.
BTW. He's 1.5 cm long (without legs)

He looks like a MM yes. Tried stopping the video for a screen shot but can't. Watch a few seconds of the this. If your male looks like this he's a MM.

 

[Aki2470]

Will record it the next day on handling or wandering in his terrarium, will you help me with the video? I still have doubt about his front legs...

 

[basin79]

Will record it the next day on handling or wandering in his terrarium, will you help me with the video? I still have doubt about his front legs...

You don't have to record him. Just look at him and compare.

 

[Ungoliant]

Quick question. I want to know if my Phidippus regius male is adult or not.

I think he might actually be penultimate (one molt away from maturity), because his palps look swollen and translucent, not sclerotized.

 

[Aki2470]

I think he might actually be penultimate (one molt away from maturity), because his palps look swollen and translucent, not sclerotized.

Well.. You might be right.
He did dances once. Just once. But probably he could have been scared of the female. Tried 4 mating sessions, all failed. He was ignoring the females, different females. Once he fought with female but she ran away.
He also dont refuse to eat. I heard that adults have problems with eating, he`s eating flies, cockroaches.
BTW. I have problem with one female (not the one which fought with him). Her pedipalp is now... Straight, she don`t move it, she's "sleepy", fat.
Is it age? She moulted like 3-4 months ago reaching adultness cause I can see clearly the epigyneum. Do I have to worry?

 

[Ungoliant]

BTW. I have problem with one female (not the one which fought with him). Her pedipalp is now... Straight, she don`t move it, she's "sleepy", fat.
Is it age? She moulted like 3-4 months ago reaching adultness cause I can see clearly the epigyneum. Do I have to worry?

I'm not very familiar with this, as I have not kept them, but I haven't heard of palps "straightening" with age. If she's behaving normally, it's probably nothing to worry about.