 Females of the jumping spider Portia fimbriata have bodies 6 @.@ 8 to 10 @.@ 5 millimetres long , while those of adult males are 5 @.@ 2 to 6 @.@ 5 millimetres long . : 100 The Queensland variety is typically smaller than the Northern Territory variety . The cephalothorax is about 4 millimetres long and 3 millimetres wide , and the abdomen about 4 millimetres long and 2 @.@ 2 millimetres wide . The front of the cephalothorax is large and angular , and the face is broad , high and flat . In Australia and Taiwan , both sexes have a generally dark brown carapace , reddish brown chelicerae ( " jaws " ) , a brown underside , and dark brown palps with white hairs . Both sexes also have fine , faint markings and soft fringes of hair . : 6 However , the female has a white fringe just above the chelicerae , while the back half of the male 's cephalothorax has a white band round the bottom edge and a white groove down the back . While male spiders ' palps are larger than females ' , : 572 – 573 the palps of P. fimbriata females have a fringe of hair that makes them look about as larger as males ' . The abdomens of both sexes are dark brown , with white spots on the upper side . Wanless ' female from New Guinea has an orange carapace and chelicerae with sooty markings , palps mainly light yellow , legs orange @-@ brown legs , and abdomen light yellow . Wanless also found a male from the Amboina area in Indonesia , showing an orange @-@ brown carapace and chelicerae , yellow @-@ brown to orange @-@ brown palps , orange @-@ brown legs and a light yellowish abdomen . : 99 – 100 
