Insertions

Malhavoc's

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Okay now a question as Im confuesed. When Tarantula's mate will the palap bee fully inserted? so the 'boxing glove' is entirly in the tarantula? my first mating attempt [g orsea's mizm's male and my female] The male [lanky] lifted her up and drummed on her belly a moment before placing his pedipalp [orwhatever its called I hate my memory] on her stomache it didn't look like it went in but sat right where the entrance is-covering it actualy- and it sat there for awhile before he withdrew it and placed the other in the same location
 

SubZero

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if you look closely at the palps, you should see a structure that looks like a stinger on a scorpion, this "stinger" is folded backwards and is only turn outwards when the male is ready to insert, only the tip of this stinger is inserted, like a scorpion when it sting its prey, hope that helps a bit
 

Malhavoc's

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Thats what I thought but was unsure from several [miss insetion] pictyures I've seen lately so I'd have to say that the insertiosn were seccessfull for my breeding attempt ashame she isnt showing any signs of gravidness...[if Im lucky kellygirls male wioll change that ;)]
 

deifiler

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Yeah here's a picture...



I was looking at it under the microscope on Monday, shame my newby skills made me crush part of it with the damn lense after only ten minutes or so :mad: Ah well, I have one more left (From a dead spider)
 

Reitz

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I know nothing about T's, but wow, that looks painful! Do they ever use those for protection?

Chris
 

deifiler

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Nope, it's highly fragile, and once broken, the male can't really reproduce, therefore being redundant and nauxyfloccinihilapilificated (Any excuse to use what I remember of the longest word to mean useless :D)

It's only about 2mm in length, and tucks away. Think of a snail shell for a similar texture, or the little yellow 'balls' you find in peat
 
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