 When meeting another of the same species , P. fimbriata does not use cryptic stalking but displays by moving quickly and smoothly . In P. fimbriata from Queensland , contests between males usually are very brief and do no damage . Contests between Portia females are usually long and violent , and the victor may evict a loser and then eat the loser 's eggs – but victorious females of P. fimbriata from Queensland do not kill and eat the losing female . If a P. fimbriata male from Queensland displays to a female , she may run away or she may charge at him . If the pair reach agreement after this , they will copulate if she is mature , and if she is sub @-@ adult he will cohabit in her nest until she finishes moulting , and then they copulate . P. fimbriata typically copulates much quicker than other jumping spiders . Unlike in other Portia species , females of P. fimbriata do not eat their mates during courting , nor during or after copulation . 
