Phidippus audax?

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Arachnoprince
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hmmmm...

Seems like you have a pair. Male jumpers go into sexual maturity at an earlier age than the females, so makes sense you found a juvenile female and mature male. Glad they're sharing a nest, that's a good sign.

He'll mate with her using one or both pedipalps (the leglike appendages over the mouth). Did he do any activity like that, or dancing ritual?
 

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Arachnobaron
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The new female molted as well. She has green chelicerae, his are blue. Definate female #2. Still sharing a web and they have kept their distance but by no means have they fought. She just molted last week, so I'm assuming it will take awhile before she'd be ready to mate. I'll try to get pics tonight
 
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