Synchronised molt cycles
All 3 penultimate male Australothele nambucca molted within a few hours of each other
Are they sackmates? I'm curious if this is possibly genetics or some environmental cue (or just sheer coincidence lol).
 
Are they sackmates? I'm curious if this is possibly genetics or some environmental cue (or just sheer coincidence lol).
Not sure, but all were collected at the same time from the same environment only a week ago. It's not the first time I've observed this species engaging in this amusing behaviour
 

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