 A female that sees a male may approach slowly or wait . The male then walks erect and displays by waving his legs and palps . If the female does not run away , she gives a " propulsive display " first . If the male stands his ground and she does not run away or repeat the propulsive display , he approaches and , if she is mature , they copulate , the male inserting the tip of one of his palpal bulbs into the female 's copulatory opening , using the first palp that made scraping contact . : 459 – 464 If the female is sub @-@ adult ( one moult from maturity ) , a male or sometimes a sub @-@ adult male of P. fimbriata may cohabit in the female 's capture web . : 467 Portia species usually mate on a web or on a dragline made by the female . : 518 P. fimbriata typically copulates for about 100 seconds , while other genera can take several minutes or even several hours . : 518 : 465 Unlike in some other Portia species , females of P. fimbriata from Queensland do not eat their mates during courting , nor during : 464 or after copulation . 
