 The epigyne is simple, with a pair of circular "windows" (fossae) to the front and a pair of oval spermathecae to the rear.The long and flexible pedicel allows females to rotate their abdomens by more than 180° during mating.Male "Maratus" species mostly display the brilliantly coloured upper surface of their abdomen, often with extensions and fringes, to the females in courtship dances.