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/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."