She's a beauty! Jumping spiders just seem more intelligent than other spiders. I can't figure out if it's just in the way they move or seem to be always curious. Most people I know would run screaming, yet I find myself saying "awwww so cute!" - They are marvelous creatures!
@TheAlanJeon What you're stating is with the males. The P. regius females aren't black, only the males are black. The male regius and audax are the ones people can confuse with each other, but the females are easy to tell apart. If you go to TheTyro's Youtube Channel, she has a video with a male regius mating a female regius. It's a great video for seeing the difference between a female regius and a female audax.
@Torn80cj Some P. regius female are black in color. Check on the bugguide. Female P. regius can also be distinguished from P. audax by the tuft of hair on their cephalothorax. P. regius has shorter and less denser hair, making them look kinda bold in appearance at certain angle, while P. audax longer hair and more denser hair on their cephalothorax.
It seems that I have mistaken that P. audax with P. regius. I thought that those white marks on the abdomen were oval in shape but after watching them closely, it seems that they are not oval as than those in P. regius. Sorry about that.
She is so sweet! =) I hadn't realized one of her second legs is atrophied too. Have you run across any theories what might have caused it? I love that they can still be great hunters, despite the disabling of a limb or two.
@SisterOfKarn I watched a Phidippus Audax snatch a leg off of a big wolf spider one time. Then the spider sat there and ate the leg and didn't bother with catching the wolf spider until she finished eating the leg. She went back to the wolf spider and killed it and ate the spider. The wolf spider sat there like nothing had happened, so the audax ended up getting him. I have a feeling this is why legs are missing on some spiders, they must have made narrow escapes.
@MrPivotmaster56 I handle her right and in this video she is so used to me. She would hop on my hand with no hesitation. In one part of the video, she actually starts to rest on my hand. If I had not moved it, she would actually sit there for hours. I handled this spider the day I found her, she isn't skittish and has never displayed any aggressive actions towards me. When bird shadows hit the window, she will hide under my hand for protection if she sees the shadows.
@LuvMyBirdies That's why she was my favorite spider. She does the same thing in my "jumping spiders-spiders can be cute" video also. She's the one on the piano keys in the other video.
Your nice videos on the jumping spiders did help me to let little jumpers to go on my fingers, thanks. Now, thanks to you too, I know this can lead to wolf spider and scorpion on the hand, so I am less sure I will dig too much in that direction. take it easy, I love scorpio and wold spider, on a screen. Thanks to you, Terser and Bob, and others, to share your love for those intriguingly gentle little creatures.
Very Very Very beautiful this movie
DAVIDEDELFINO 2 weeks ago
4:02 peekaboo :D
xX8JOHN8Xx 3 weeks ago
It's adorable and terrifying all in one!
tyranus226 3 weeks ago
She's a beauty! Jumping spiders just seem more intelligent than other spiders. I can't figure out if it's just in the way they move or seem to be always curious. Most people I know would run screaming, yet I find myself saying "awwww so cute!" - They are marvelous creatures!
bailesie 3 weeks ago
I think when it looked at you it was like "daddy :: )"
assassinator520 1 month ago
She is actually P. regius. You can distinguish this species from P. audax by the oval spot patterns on the abdomen.
TheAlanJeon 1 month ago
@TheAlanJeon What you're stating is with the males. The P. regius females aren't black, only the males are black. The male regius and audax are the ones people can confuse with each other, but the females are easy to tell apart. If you go to TheTyro's Youtube Channel, she has a video with a male regius mating a female regius. It's a great video for seeing the difference between a female regius and a female audax.
Torn80cj 1 month ago
@Torn80cj Some P. regius female are black in color. Check on the bugguide. Female P. regius can also be distinguished from P. audax by the tuft of hair on their cephalothorax. P. regius has shorter and less denser hair, making them look kinda bold in appearance at certain angle, while P. audax longer hair and more denser hair on their cephalothorax.
TheAlanJeon 2 weeks ago
@TheAlanJeon
It seems that I have mistaken that P. audax with P. regius. I thought that those white marks on the abdomen were oval in shape but after watching them closely, it seems that they are not oval as than those in P. regius. Sorry about that.
TheAlanJeon 2 weeks ago
haha she keep looking up at you or the camera xD
animunki 1 month ago
beautiful Phidippus Audax
DiegoDCvids 3 months ago
I wish the jumping spiders in Germany would be big like this one :D here are only zebra jumpers with 6- 7 millimetres :(
I love them so much :D with this big eyes, so cute
silvermoonorca 4 months ago
She is so sweet! =) I hadn't realized one of her second legs is atrophied too. Have you run across any theories what might have caused it? I love that they can still be great hunters, despite the disabling of a limb or two.
SisterOfKarn 4 months ago
@SisterOfKarn I watched a Phidippus Audax snatch a leg off of a big wolf spider one time. Then the spider sat there and ate the leg and didn't bother with catching the wolf spider until she finished eating the leg. She went back to the wolf spider and killed it and ate the spider. The wolf spider sat there like nothing had happened, so the audax ended up getting him. I have a feeling this is why legs are missing on some spiders, they must have made narrow escapes.
Torn80cj 4 months ago
how did it not bite u?
MrPivotmaster56 5 months ago
@MrPivotmaster56 I handle her right and in this video she is so used to me. She would hop on my hand with no hesitation. In one part of the video, she actually starts to rest on my hand. If I had not moved it, she would actually sit there for hours. I handled this spider the day I found her, she isn't skittish and has never displayed any aggressive actions towards me. When bird shadows hit the window, she will hide under my hand for protection if she sees the shadows.
Torn80cj 5 months ago
I'd never let a spider that ugly do that.
NightBawx 5 months ago
4:03 peekaboooo. lol
04suzuka 5 months ago
OMG! That part when Pedipalp puts her little furry left palp over her eyes might just be the cutest scene in YouTube history!
LuvMyBirdies 6 months ago
@LuvMyBirdies That's why she was my favorite spider. She does the same thing in my "jumping spiders-spiders can be cute" video also. She's the one on the piano keys in the other video.
Torn80cj 6 months ago
Your nice videos on the jumping spiders did help me to let little jumpers to go on my fingers, thanks. Now, thanks to you too, I know this can lead to wolf spider and scorpion on the hand, so I am less sure I will dig too much in that direction. take it easy, I love scorpio and wold spider, on a screen. Thanks to you, Terser and Bob, and others, to share your love for those intriguingly gentle little creatures.
BRUMARTUBE 6 months ago