how do i know if my fishing spiders and sexually mature both male and female

[AxolotlsAreCoolToo]

i have both a male and female fishing or nursery web spider and intrested in breeding them. can any one tell me how to tell when they are sexually mature and when i can make an effort to pair them up?

 

[agent A]

i think the male makes a sperm web??

 

[AxolotlsAreCoolToo]

how do youknow the female has done her final molt?

 

[agent A]

they keep molting after maturing

 

[Mime454]

I didn't know that you guys liked these. I found a female with about 300 spiderlings. Eek. Fed them to my mantid nymphs. Definitely wasn't their favorite food.

 

[Peter Clausen]

An article about sexing wolf spiders which are similar enough to fishing spiders.

http://www.ehow.com/info_8281150_difference-male-female-wolf-spiders.html