Spermweb making |
This shows the male under the spermweb. I did not see how he managed this, I always seem to miss him turning on his back and flipping back over again. |
Same position just a different view. Here the abdomen is relaxed and laying on the substrate. |
Here you can see the male has his abdomen raised and stretching the web. |
The male has flipped over and is extricating himself from the web. |
Now he turns around and and starts to position himself over the web. He will turn around until he is facing the pot again and then move his palps over the edge of the web manipulating it from underneath. This is how he picks up the small sperm packet to be stored in the palps. |
Now he destroys the sperm web, and either makes another or rests for a while. |
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