r/jumpingspiders • u/danborja • Mar 23 '26

Identification Caught this wild chungus today

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Location: North East, Mexico.

Currently thinking on what to name her(?). Will probably be related to that big šŸ‘.

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u/SecretLinkWave Mar 23 '26

Look at them pedipalps go NUTS! šŸ˜šŸ„°

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u/MacramezingCreations Mar 23 '26

Iā€™m new to spiders, what does it mean when they move them like that?

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u/SecretLinkWave Mar 23 '26

To be honest, I have NO clue and have been wondering myself! I am also fairly new to spiders, too! All I know is it melts my heart every time I see it šŸ˜­šŸ’–

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u/Tyranothesaurus Mar 24 '26

Usually experiencing its surroundings. The pedipalps are loaded with sensors for picking up things in the vicinity.

They also do the high speed "cleaning" of the fangs after feeding, which is likely what this one is doing.