phidippus aureus

Instar 8 female

instar 8 female

just a few molts to go, now for these immatures!

Getting more color

Big enough to catch mini mealworms now.

I6- starting to assume adult colors

'Golden Jumper' (phidippus aureus) Captive-bred, captive-born juv. for $65.00 ea A rare species not commonly available in the hobby, adult females have a beautiful golden orange/yellow color LAG- All animals guaranteed to arrive alive and healthy or money back (minus shipping cost cant...

Getting bigger! The blonde hairs over the iridescent scales makes them look like lil gold nuggets. One more molt and these guys will be able to eat mini mealworms

There was a point where i thought 200 slings were a headache to rear. Now i long for such a small number. i'm gonna be rearing like 3,000+ slings next year. i might as well tie bags of fruit onto me and become a walking fruitfly culture at this point :\

This P. aureus is old and cant scale smooth stuff well anymore and has made a sheet-style eggsac- allowing me to watch the development- which is really cool because you're generally not allowed to see this!

'Golden tufted jumper' 4th instar sling

Golden tufted jumper i4 sling

'Golden tufted jumper' i4 sling

instar 3 nymph

2nd instar nymphs resemble other purpuratus group species', but have a white/cream medial stripe on the abdomen, making them very easy to identify.

1i slings have just emerged and are going to be 2i soon

It will be interesting seeing these at earlier stages of development.

Mating pair.

a second, darker orange specimen. this is a closeup of the abdomen showcasing the scales A curious thing to note, is these seem to attack males readily far more than any other phidippus species ive ever seen.

Golden jumper mature female A beautiful species closely related to nikites and apacheanus- retains its beautiful golden orange color well into adulthood.