 When catching an insect outside a web, a Portia sometimes lunges and sometimes uses a "pick up" ,: 441 in which it moves its fangs slowly into contact with the prey. In some pick ups, Portia first slowly uses its forelegs to manipulate the prey before biting .: 441 P. labiata and P. schultzi also occasionally jump on an insect .: 448 However, Portias are not very good at catching moving insects: 516 and often ignore them, while some other salticid genera, especially the quick, agile Brettus and Cyrba, perform well against small insects .: 516
