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Just witnessed my two H.spinifer mating. I don't know if it was succesful -- seemed like it got cut off short -- but the point was that Madame was at least somewhat receptive.
Which brings up an interesting point. If she had still had her young on her, she couldn't be mating, as she would still be defending her young. Is it possible that loss of young has the same effect in scorpions as it does in some "higher" creatures, in that it spurs them into mating again? It would be neat to look into, though I suspect that it is actualy a case that a female without young and who hasn't yet mated again will always be willing to mate again. Especialy with the forest scorps that don't have such a set mating season (living, as they do, in a more constant environment).
Cheers,
Dave
Which brings up an interesting point. If she had still had her young on her, she couldn't be mating, as she would still be defending her young. Is it possible that loss of young has the same effect in scorpions as it does in some "higher" creatures, in that it spurs them into mating again? It would be neat to look into, though I suspect that it is actualy a case that a female without young and who hasn't yet mated again will always be willing to mate again. Especialy with the forest scorps that don't have such a set mating season (living, as they do, in a more constant environment).
Cheers,
Dave