Hi everyone,
I recently came across an interesting study in which mature male Anelosimus studiosus mate-guard juvenile females and the pair engage in "nonconceptive" sex until she reaches maturity.
I summarize the main findings of the study here:
http://bird-n-bee.blogspot.com/2011/02/practice-makes-perfect-spiders-rehearse.html
I am wondering if any of you have ever seen something like this in other species?
Thanks!
Scott
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Interested in animal behavior? Visit The Birds and the Bees: Things you were
afraid to ask about the secret lives of animals. http://bird-n-bee.blogspot.com
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I recently came across an interesting study in which mature male Anelosimus studiosus mate-guard juvenile females and the pair engage in "nonconceptive" sex until she reaches maturity.
I summarize the main findings of the study here:
http://bird-n-bee.blogspot.com/2011/02/practice-makes-perfect-spiders-rehearse.html
I am wondering if any of you have ever seen something like this in other species?
Thanks!
Scott
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Interested in animal behavior? Visit The Birds and the Bees: Things you were
afraid to ask about the secret lives of animals. http://bird-n-bee.blogspot.com
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