Bugmom
Arachnolord
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- May 28, 2012
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I paired the geniculatas last weekend. I received the male last week from MobBurrow and within 15 minutes of unpacking the male and putting him in an enclosure next to the female, they were already tapping to each other. It was so cool to watch. I fed her a handful of roaches and paired them a couple of days later, a day after I saw him making a sperm web.
Any advice on what to do now with the female? Flood her, cool her, warm her, move her somewhere quiet, sing her folk songs? She was definitely, uh, probed
I cupped her after to be sure. I'm fairly certain he only got one insertion in, and that was right before she turned homicidal. He can't make anymore sperm webs because in the process of trying to superglue the puncture wound on his abdomen that she gifted him with, I accidentally superglued his spinnerets to his butt too. Oops.
He's still super active though.
He was put in with a different female on Wednesday and they were not interested in each other at all. Not a single jiggle or tap from either. Any idea why? Perhaps because he couldn't make another sperm web? I think he still has one "loaded" palp but maybe the spiders (or you) know something we don't. Is he just done mating now?
Here's the video, I only see one insertion, but I'd appreciate more eyes.
.... Still a better love story than Twilight
Any advice on what to do now with the female? Flood her, cool her, warm her, move her somewhere quiet, sing her folk songs? She was definitely, uh, probed
He was put in with a different female on Wednesday and they were not interested in each other at all. Not a single jiggle or tap from either. Any idea why? Perhaps because he couldn't make another sperm web? I think he still has one "loaded" palp but maybe the spiders (or you) know something we don't. Is he just done mating now?
Here's the video, I only see one insertion, but I'd appreciate more eyes.
.... Still a better love story than Twilight