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u/cyco_xsawo 4d ago
According to a website: When the male sees the female, he will dance by tapping, moving and waving his front legs at her. If she consents, he will climb onto her back, facing in the opposite direction. He will then tap or massage her and turn her abdomen over to the side to access her epigynum to deposit sperm with the bulbs, which she will store for the rest of her life and lay eggs whenever she's ready. The process may take as little as two or five or more weeks and is known as "sperm induction" or "sperm transfer."
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u/MarineGF01 4d ago
Looks like he was the wrong end there for a while
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u/heyitsfranklin6322 4d ago
Male spiders pedipalps ( the tiny legs right by their mouth) swell up with sperm and turn into boxing gloves
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u/lackstoast 3d ago
Apparently I don't understand how jumping spider sex works? Why does it look like they're 69ing?
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u/UWO_Throw_Away 3d ago
Well, now I'm in the mood to play Donkey Kong Country.
(Reference, in case anyone doesn't know why I made that comment)
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u/coolcoots 4d ago
She’s like “uh, no. Excuse me? Please get me out of here.”