So I guess this makes it a male?

John Bokma · Sep 7, 2005

epiandrous fusillae (spinnerets only males have [1]) at work

So I guess I will see a molt very soon. [edit: my bad, I wasn't aware this was an adult male, making a sperm web :wall: ]

Has the patch he is making a special name? (groin protector?

)

[1] http://www.birdspiders.com/faq_sex.html

OldHag · Sep 7, 2005

Looks like a mature male and his sperm web

Congrats

BugToxin · Sep 7, 2005

John Bokma said:
So I guess I will see a molt very soon.

I'm not sure if you are joking or not, but in case you are not the answer is no. Males in captivity rarely live more than six months to a year after becoming sexually mature. Time to find your boy a honey!!!

Jason Vaughn · Sep 7, 2005

Hes Not Molting Hes Makeing A Sperm Web

I Have A G, Rosa That Is Doing The Same :d

BLS Blondi · Sep 7, 2005

Find him a female

Now that you know it is a male...the clock is ticking. Find him a female because he probably will not sustain himself properly until he finds a mate. Good Luck

John Bokma · Sep 7, 2005

BugToxin said:
I'm not sure if you are joking or not, but in case you are not the answer is no. Males in captivity rarely live more than six months to a year after becoming sexually mature. Time to find your boy a honey!!!

No, not joking, I am quite new to T's, and I didn't knew it was a male. From the looks of it, and based on the info in this thread: http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=51200

it's a recently molted B. vagans (from the looks), and this is probably his first sperm web.

I have a lot of catch up reading to do, just a few days ago I read Rick C. West's article on sexing

. The T is a bit ahead of me, I thought it was a young one.

Also, as you can read in the other thread, I got this one from a friend who has them in his garden. Also he has a boxer that seems to kill them now and then.

Finding a female is going to be hard. I could consider bringing the spider back, but then it might get killed :-(.

What's the expected life span of a B. vagans adult male?

edit: more pics: http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2005/09/07/brachypelma-sperm-web.html

M.F.Bagaturov · Sep 8, 2005

As i told in previouse thread it is the maturity of this male B. vagans make his "fuzziness"....

As for the expecting males life span - see here: http://tarantulas.tropica.ru/english/index2.php?link=reproduction.html Click the "Longevity and maturation"...

Hope this answers Your question, John!

Remember: males (mature) are mostly found in nature due to they're "changed" lifstyle...
Mine B. vagans lives now for 1,5 months.

OldHag · Sep 8, 2005

Those have to be, hands down, the BEST pictures of spermwebs Ive ever seen!! DANG you even got the sperm! I keep looking at those in awe and amazement! WOW great job!

John Bokma · Sep 9, 2005

My pics? If so, can you please post that comment on my site as well :}

Bigboy · Sep 9, 2005

OldHag said:
Those have to be, hands down, the BEST pictures of spermwebs Ive ever seen!!

That about sums up my feelings exactly.

John Bokma · Sep 9, 2005

If you too mean my pics, I made a gazillion (well, I made more then just those). I will see which are ok, and put them somewhere.

So I guess this makes it a male?

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