Mating behavior and sexual cannibalism in Cyclosa argenteoalba(13.4MB, 00:03:23)Shot Date: 2014/05/04 Shot Location: Shimamoto, Osaka, Japan | ||
| species Cyclosa argenteoalba Key Words | ||
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Animalia >Arthropoda >Arachnida >Araneomorphae >Araneidae >Cyclosa >
A male was introduced into the orb-web of a virgin female. He courted the female by jerking a thread span between the orb and supporting structure. Then, the female came out from her web, and the male approached and backed several times. After these trials, a copulation occurred and the male was cannibalized by the female immediately after the copulation
(Data No.momo140504ca01b)
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