Nephila clavata mated

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Arachnoprince
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they did it tonight, i was lucky to glance up and notice. now i get to wait for weeks and weeks to find out there's not gonna be a sac. :D

unlike when i tried this with A. argentata, the female is not -at all- interested in eating the male.
if something gets close to or in (e.g. food) the web, she'll likely run away but he'll go toward it. when i originally put him in the web she ran away from him!

looking at their pseudo-communal living in the wild, it makes sense that they're less prone to cannibalism than other species. (right?)










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Arachnolord
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Nice! :clap:

Why don't you think you'll get a sac?
 

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Arachnoprince
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Nothing specific... just incompetence, bad luck, and healthy pessimism. ;)
 

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Nice shots, Jacob. I've never noticed the pattern and coloration before. Beautiful looking spider. Hope you get a sac :)
 
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