Male builds sperm web from wall to ground, then crawls under the web and deposits sperm on the "ceiling" of the sperm web. He then crawls out and uses his pedipalps to soak up the sperm for mating. This one failed though.
No, this is something that males do a few weeks after they mature. Once the emboli(palpal bulbs) are loaded with sperm, he's ready to mate whenever he encounters a female.
good shot! :)
panblady 1 year ago
Tarantula says :"Ugh I just can't do this backflip I'm too fat for it!"
:)
HondaRaycer 1 year ago
Great
kmelalzate 1 year ago
that sucks he completely destroyed his web :( sad to see
skitzothasicko 2 years ago
hey mate your videos are very interesting...
why do they crawl under the sperm web?
StanleyWiddos 3 years ago
What is supposed to happen is this:
Male builds sperm web from wall to ground, then crawls under the web and deposits sperm on the "ceiling" of the sperm web. He then crawls out and uses his pedipalps to soak up the sperm for mating. This one failed though.
michaelrichichi 3 years ago
so is there a female in there aswell?
StanleyWiddos 3 years ago
No, this is something that males do a few weeks after they mature. Once the emboli(palpal bulbs) are loaded with sperm, he's ready to mate whenever he encounters a female.
michaelrichichi 3 years ago