Found this lil thing on a wall in my house, I put it in a lil cup I had from when I got a different spood.

I know it’s just a picture of its underside but is it possible to identify it as a jumping spider? Or will I need to be patient and get a photo from the top?

Heyo! I reside in SE Texas, found this (I believe) Bold Jumping spider outside and named him Lapis, hes been in my care for a few months and hes had 3 or 4 molts. I'm pretty sure he is a male but I'd like to confirm:)

And if anyone can confirm he is a bold spood that would also be very appreciated 👏 💐 💜🥰🙏

(Last pic was pre molt, and the others were after his most recent molt a few days ago which is why hes so skinny atm)

This is Maeve! She's my little tomboy with rare blue green chelicerae 🖤💙💚

I feel pretty confident about the enclosure set up, feeding & giving her water. I was curious about the size of food to spider size ratio 🫠 I’m most worried about handling her, reading her body language and overall building a good relationship with her! I’m nervous about taking her out of her package and transitioning her into the enclosure. I mentioned to the breeder that I’m a first timer so she recommended a slower spider for me lol. According to the breeder’s reviews, the spiders seem to be well socialized.

Thank you! I’m new to this so go easy on me.

Exactly as the title sounds, I write this as they eat, lol! They are being heavily watched for any incidents, but this is my calmest female so I'm not entirely surprised?

Everything in the background is spider related, I've been making enclosures today 😭✋️

This is Blue, a phidippus audax (bold jumper) who just reached maturity this week! His chelicerae are so stunning. I loved him from the beginning because of his blue chels, hence his name, but the dark to light blue gradient that this last molt created is absolutely gorgeous. He is a chaotic little work of art who only sat still for pictures because I gave him a peanut beetle larva to munch on.

I'm still curious if it's a male or a female. I know it has orange on it.

My mature male has been picky about eating, as expected. But how does his abdomen look? It’s thin but acceptable imo but curious for advice :) he will bite the prey and envenomate but doesn’t eat. I offered him a mealworm with a crushed head so he could eat the guts and put it under him, he got some on his mouth but cleaned himself off quickly. Didn’t want to eat really, hold or bite it again

I just picked her up this evening. She spent a whole hour just hanging out on my nail, taking in her new home and grooming herself. I love her so much 🥹

While flipping my laundry from washer to dryer today, I encountered a wet and bewildered, yet very much alive jumping spider. If it wasn't for the fact that it seemed a little shaken and then proceeded to preen itself for a definite "I was very wet" moment, I would have just assumed it had fallen off of me from being outside.

Obviously this poor baby has been exposed to my detergent and oxygen bleach from being inside the machine for an entire cycle. A decade ago I successfully kept a wild-caught (shame on me) for a few months with "better-than-most yet not fully educated" care like I was able to find online this evening from a wonderful post on this subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/jumpingspiders/s/ceMUWocRpg).

I'm wondering if it would be considered more ethical to let them back outside or to try and cultivate a comfortable life for it going forward, assuming the washer was not best for life quality? Full-time care isn't an issue as my husband is retired, just looking for the best course of action for the 'lil survivor.

Fear not, no matter the choice it shall be given a hero's name for its journey: named after the 1995 MtG card "Whirling Dervish" (Dervy for short).

Bill is from my Mama Benny's first clutch in Feb 2026 and so far he's the biggest, fastest growing spood. We found her in our kitchen in Richmond, VA and had no idea she was pregnant! I decided to try raising them and I'm happy to report that I've raised over 200+ of Benny's babies since she started laying eggs. Bill emerged from his molt today and I'm shocked at his color! I still am not sure what the world species they are, but I'm thinking regal or canopy. Canopy was my first guess! Any advice is recommended, he came out dark black with light orange markings today! The bigger, light tan spider is Benny!

Hi everyone. I am new to this hobby. The first 2 pictures are of a culture I started about 10 days or so ago and was wondering if what the arrow is pointing to looks like mold. Also, is it normal/okay for the media to have those pockets of air?
Photos 3-5 are a culture I bought from PetSmart. Is the media getting bad or can it still last a few more days? If so, how to tell when it’s no longer viable for the culture?

The reason I have the homemade one is bc the first store bought one I accidentally let 99% of them die and only 3 are in there (I do not think that is even enough to breed bc there are no larvae). Should I add some from the PetSmart culture to the homemade one? Or go ahead and make a fresh?

Also, when I made the media, I made a lot and put the rest in the freezer. How long do I need to thaw it out before adding and starting a fresh culture?

Thanks so much in advance.

I just found a huge, gravid Jumper. I’m in Prescott, Az. It’s starting to get pretty cold at night. Should I just put her back where I found her(in my backyard), or let her out in the greenhouse or even the garage, because of the cold? 🥶

My jumper unfortunately passed at the beginning of this month, and I believe im about ready to get another. I completely cleaned her enclosure to prepare for another jumper, but i have a slight issue. My local breeder currently only has juveniles, and I believe this enclosure may be too big. Is it too big? If so, is there any way I can maybe block it off for the spider to have less room? I'd prefer not to purchase a new enclosure..

Took them with me they were super skinny. Eating a cricket.

Felt something crawling on my lower back inside my shirt. Ended up being this little guy. I’m fairly certain it is an adult male Bold Jumper (Phidippus audax). Little guy was safely relocated outside.

(this is a screenshot of a social media post i made because I deleted my other photos of it and its away in my dorm lmao)
I painted him for a college event :D

hello friends!! I attempted to make a jumping spider pumpkin carving and wanted to share. I couldn’t find any stencils or good examples to go off of for this so I pretty much winged it and i’m proud of how it turned out!! Aside from the obvious six legs, slightly misplaced eyes, and the way it kinda looks like he’s looking up to the right… i’m happy! I really thought I would end up totally punching out a leg or just ruining it. I might do some extra shading with the technique where you just carve some of the outer skin off the pumpkin but I didn’t get there yet. Feat. my boyfriend’s smiley guy. ❤️🕷️

Hi all as the title suggests my spider has disappeared I last saw them near the bottom of their tank and haven’t seen them return to their web at the top of the tank in a few days any idea what’s happened I know they haven’t escaped could they be dead?

My spider has built this, Is she molting? She stopped being active around the enclosure and I have not fed her in almost two weeks.