Mating Wolfspiders

[Steven]

Mating Wolfspiders (Geolycosa spec.)

My male Geolycosa spec. (Arusha)
was busy today,...

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[WithCerberus]

Very interesting photos! You always shoot very clean, nice looking photographs. :clap:

peace,

Bobby

 

[Steven]

little update :
after aprox 1 month now,

The female laid an eggsac and builded a nice tunnel-burrow



fingers crossed

 

[heyjeyniceid]

I have never seen this happen before.

The male is on top correct?

 

[Steven]

The male is on top correct?

yes correct,
inserting his stuff from the sides

 

[danread]

Hi Steven,

I didn't see this thread originally. Very nice! How big are these Lycosids? Keep us updated as to how the eggsac goes..

Cheers,

 

[Steven]

these are medium sized wolfs i guess
BL= aprox 3cm, LS= aprox 6cm


PS:

i've given a death specimen to a Belgian arachnologist,...
he has taken pictures of the epigyne for getting an ID on these:

waiting for his answer
if someone else wants to trow in a guess on the genus or spec.
let me know

 

[Anthony]

Very unusual and well done photos. Congratulations.

 

[Scolopendra55]

Always interesting to see how this works

 

[Steven]

the mom with her bunch of kids

 

[Stefan2209]

Nice!

Hi Steven,

congratz to your "Kindergarten"! Very well done!

Greetings,

Stefan

 

[Steven]

Hi Steven,

congratz to your "Kindergarten"! Very well done!

Greetings,

Stefan

thanx

the C.getazi eggsac also popped btw
(to hard to take pictures )

 

[Anthony]

She certainly will be busy with that brood, very well done

 

[hamfoto]

Wow! look at all those little guys...

Please, Please, Please! get some of those C. getazi spiderlings over here to the U.S.!!!

We need them...and I love 'em...

Chris

 

[Goliath]

Congratulations Steven, lots of nice little babies there!
Mike

 

[lilmountaingrrl]

Steven, you gave me the link to this thread in a reply you posted to one I started about my Wolf spider. I just had to say that I actually saw this thread yesterday, and was blown away by your beautiful photos!

I didnt realize how beautiful these spiders are close up, and I was drooling over the pics you posted :drool:

How many babies is that mama spider carrying around in that photo, and how many of them actually survived? Now I really, really want to get a mate for my wolf spider..... first I guess I better find out what sex she (or he) is!!