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Tarantula mating

The habit of male spiders wandering in search of mates makes them especially visible. In late summer and early autumn (September and October in the northern hemisphere), the males will leave their hiding places and walk about, hoping to encounter the hiding place of a female with which to mate. They are willing to cross roads and trails in this quest, and that is when they are most likely to be observed. When the mature male encounters the burrow of a female, he will draw the female out and signal his intentions to mate by vibrating his body and tapping his front legs. If the female is receptive to mating, she will vibrate and tap her legs also. After mating, the male must get away quickly, or it is possible that he will be eaten. A female tarantula who is unreceptive to mating may also eat the male if he attempts to mate. This result, however, is less common among tarantulas than other spiders. Certain species of tarantulas have been known to mate multiple times over the course of several weeks.


Mating - Acanthoscurria geniculata
Mating - Acanthoscurria geniculata
Mating - Aphonopelma moderatum
Mating - Aphonopelma moderatum
Mating - Aphonopelma seemanni
Mating - Aphonopelma seemanni
Mating - Avicularia huriana
Mating - Avicularia huriana
Mating - Brachypelma emilia
Mating - Brachypelma emilia
Mating - Brachypelma klaasi
Mating - Brachypelma klaasi
Mating - Brachypelma smithi
Mating - Brachypelma smithi
Mating - Cyriocosmus perezmilesi
Mating - Cyriocosmus perezmilesiNova fotka
Mating - Ephebopus murinus
Mating - Ephebopus murinus
Mating - Ephebopus rufescens
Mating - Ephebopus rufescens
Mating - Eupalaestrus weijenberghi
Mating - Eupalaestrus weijenberghi
Mating - Gramm. spec Argentina
Mating - Gramm. spec Argentina
Mating - Grammostola grossa
Mating - Grammostola grossa
Mating - Haplopelma minax
Mating - Haplopelma minax
Mating - Hysterocrates hercules
Mating - Hysterocrates hercules
Mating - Lasiodora parahybana
Mating - Lasiodora parahybana
Mating - Nhandu carapoensis
Mating - Nhandu carapoensis
Mating - Nhandu coloratovillosus
Mating - Nhandu coloratovillosus
Mating - Pamphobeteus platyomma
Mating - Pamphobeteus platyomma
Mating - Poecilotheria formosa
Mating - Poecilotheria formosa
Mating - Psalmopoeus pulcher
Mating - Psalmopoeus pulcher
Mating - Psalmopoeus redunctus
Mating - Psalmopoeus redunctus

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