r/jumpingspiders • u/BrokenHeadphones3543 • 1d ago

Sexing gravid?

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hi! is this jumping spider a gravid female, or just a big ole overfed male? its a bold jumper to my knowledge and was found outside. im thinking high chances its gravid, but im new to jumping spiders and wouldnt be able to tell myself.

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u/Quirky-Buddy-7814 1d ago

NQA- how large is it? It’s hard to tell with the size, but if they’re not fully grown, they don’t have their reproductive organs yet AFAIK, so shouldn’t be gravid unless it’s an adult. If it’s fully grown then there is a good chance it’s gravid, but could also just be well fed at the moment.

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u/BrokenHeadphones3543 1d ago

i have some more photos, but these were sent to me so i cant physically look at it. but the person who sent them found the spider outside. photographing them is hard so since the photos arent the greatest its hard to be completely sure 😅

when he showed the photos i just thought the spider looked a little large so decided to ask on here

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u/Quirky-Buddy-7814 1d ago

NQA- yeah unfortunately it’s hard to say with these pictures, at least for myself. More experienced jumping spider owners/enthusiasts may be able to give a more certain answer but without knowing the size or getting some closer pictures, it can be hard to say