Why is my immature phidippus audax(?) making yellow egg(?) thing?

erinpuppy

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Um, does anyone know what this is? I find my baby jumping spider with this:
http://i.imgur.com/aYSeU30.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/p2k5nUf.jpg
it's the second time I've found her with something yellow in her web. Couldnt tell what it was the first time, or this time. What is it?

Here's a pic of the spider: Please tell me what species you see.. I think phiddippus audax because of the white dots. But maybe I am wrong. She's under 1cm long.
https://40.media.tumblr.com/92c9b5971dea60708678cff917583b09/tumblr_nqqbsxtsLD1u7g20ho8_r1_540.jpg
 

Smokehound714

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Your immature female audax is laying eggs because she's actually a mature female twinflagged jumper :) Handsome species!
 

erinpuppy

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wow, thank you. i had no idea. i was trying to search for similar species but I was having trouble. thank you for identifying it.
But now I am wondering how to tell the difference between young phidippus audax and twinflagged jumpers. :s Can you help me with that?
is it the two white spots on the head?
 

Smokehound714

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wow, thank you. i had no idea. i was trying to search for similar species but I was having trouble. thank you for identifying it.
But now I am wondering how to tell the difference between young phidippus audax and twinflagged jumpers. :s Can you help me with that?
is it the two white spots on the head?
Juvenile audax have a metallic green patch of scales running down the middle of their abdomen
 
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