Gay spider?

[Transylvania]

I think you're on to something here! If a certain pair of spiders aren't witnessed mating, one of them must be a homosexual. Damn liberal media. First our children, now our spiders! See if you can find a camp or program that's willing ungay whichever one of them has the fancies and I'll notify Rush Limbaugh. If you don't have time for that, maybe just put one of those little mustaches on the female spider... I bet that would work.

May I quote this in my signature? XD

This thread... LOL
But in all seriousness, I believe that the more an animal relies on instinct, the less likely it could have homosexual tendencies/preferences/whatever.

[KoffinKat138]

I dont think spiders can be Gay? Isn't only a Mammal thing?

[Rob1985]

I dont think spiders can be Gay? Isn't only a Mammal thing?

unless they're born that way... ya know.

[AlexRC]

Lol, funny thread, but interesting. I wouldn't be too worried about it man, as mentioned you most likely have just been missing the action, if any.

[Comatose]

Be my guest

[BenjaminBoa]

I got a kick out of this thread. Don't worry about the title, its nice to have some humor amid the serious questions.
And dont worry about offending someone <_<; I'm gay and I thought this was hilarious, the only people who would take offense to this would be overly insecure people (gay or not) and there's no need to cater to their bitchy behavior anyway. Too bad it's not a green bottle blue or a versi, then you could say he's already flamboyant.

[jonnyquong]

I got a kick out of this thread. Don't worry about the title, its nice to have some humor amid the serious questions.
And dont worry about offending someone <_<; I'm gay and I thought this was hilarious, the only people who would take offense to this would be overly insecure people (gay or not) and there's no need to cater to their bitchy behavior anyway. Too bad it's not a green bottle blue or a versi, then you could say he's already flamboyant.

THANK YOU BenjaminBoa! All I was trying to do was add a little humor. Hella funny your comment about the GBB and the versi! I appreciate your watching my back (pun intended)!

[catfishrod69]

Good luck. My female was the one that wasn't interested at all. She let him walk all over her, but never moved.

When i try to pair my P. metallicas i hope the male doesnt act that way.. I hope when my boy matures hes straight

[captmarga]

I have an eggsac from a pair I didn't see mating. I also have a hopefully gravid female from a literal poke-and-run mating. I loaned out one of my male P. formosas last weekend.... he's 6", the female is 8", and he acted scared to death of her. Hopefully they just need time and a little mood lighting (or lack thereof).

The title was fine... but I don't think any animal other than humans assign such titles. In the wild, any "sexual behaviors" between same-sex animals are dominance/submissive actions to assert one animal over the other in the pack/herd/flock.

Fingers crossed for your fellow and a successful moonlight mating!

Marga

[mark e sic]

Now I may be wrong but I think its only a Human thing. +1 on the title being so dumb..

[catfishrod69]

Im kinda thinking there are other animals that mate with the same sex. dolphins maybe? cant remember.

Now I may be wrong but I think its only a Human thing. +1 on the title being so dumb..

[Ciphor]

I've had a mature pair of P. regalis together for about 6 months now, and haven't witnessed a single insertion. Not to say it COULDN"T have happened, but I've checked them at all hours, day and night, and haven't seen a thing. They do frequently sit beside each other on the glass, and the female seems to try to initiate mating, but the male appears to be overcautious, and moves away. Anyone else see something like this and still get a sack? Anything I might try to get him in the mood? Maybe I should open their enclosure, so he feels he can escape? Or? I do have another mature female I could try him with... hmmm...

No one really directly answered you, so here it is... Yes, he is gay. I would place another MM in with him and see if they clean each others pedipalps.

Jeeze, I don't go around sleeping with my fiance in front of people. I hope people don't think I'm gay... Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Maybe you should. Has she layed an egg sac?

[Rob1985]

No one really directly answered you, so here it is... Yes, he is gay. I would place another MM in with him and see if they clean each others pedipalps.



Maybe you should. Has she layed an egg sac?

I found my new signature, lol

[BenjaminBoa]

Now I may be wrong but I think its only a Human thing. +1 on the title being so dumb..

Wrong, studies are now showing many species engage in same sex mating with no intent for domination or pecking order. Scientists are hypothesizing that homosexual courtship in animal species is actually better for the gene pool. Because say there are two dogs from the same litter, both carry similar genes so they would not only have to compete with other members of their species but another member who is very similar (the sibling.) Now if the sibling is gay, all the members of the family who carry similar genes no longer have to compete with him and can focus on competing with each other instead. If I remember correctly a gay population of 20% in an animal species increases the gene pool, if the population raises over 40% however the gene pool suffers.

Homosexual courtship has been observed in aves, reptiles, dogs, cats horses... practically everything that has a certain sex, humans just like to anthromorphasize(sp) and pretend like we're special because we're gay, or we're the only <edit> up species with gays.. lol

And as for the dominance thing, while it -can- be a dominating action similar to gang rape it isn't an action most animal species are going to use all the time to show dominance, talk to some dog breeders and you'll find out just how harmful sex can be for the female or male dog. Wolves and dogs for example, a missfire into the anus instead of the vagina can kill the dog or cause rectal prolapse or even cause the dog to get his penis stuck and both can die. It happens all the time, and when two male dogs court, if one is forced into submission the same risks. That isn't something just strict to dogs, most animal species are not designed to have sex very often and run the same risk. Whether or not your dog humps things is your problem not science, there are so many variables in humping behavior that you can't just assign it to being dominant..

On top of that many of those same assertions come from the idiotic belief that dogs have a "alpha" dog who goes around beating up the others till they roll over, and that he/she kills first, eats first, and is the most fit of all other wolves in the pack. That is wrong, that was based on studies with unrelated wolves thrown in a pen and observed. Throw a bunch of anything in a room together and they'll pound on each other for food and sex and they'll either hurt each other or submit. In studies done in the wild it was seen that wolves hardly, if EVER even touch each other, any fighting is generally play/practice for hunting. Who gets the kill? The fastest runner. Who eats first? Alpha mom, ooooh nooo i said alpha.. Maybe I should explain what an alpha dog really is. The alpha wolf is simply the mom and dad of the pack. The other wolves respect them because they were raised by mom and dad, and they feed mom and dad first because... wait for it... she makes the babies =O

when mom and dad are too old to make babies anymore a new member of the pack gets preggo and takes over. Thats all... so no, male mating there is not always a dominance thing.

Oh yeah, if you want to talk about species who have sex a lot, are complex enough to form bonding pairs, and enjoy sex. Look at bonobo monkeys.. Tons of homosexuality, bisexuality, omni... sexuality. They have sex to say hi practically lol.

Long story short, get your heads out of your asses, we're not the single "tainted" species. Being gay is something that jumped off the evolutionary train just like everything else. We're not as special as you thought, huh?

---------- Post added 02-14-2012 at 06:55 PM ----------

THANK YOU BenjaminBoa! All I was trying to do was add a little humor. Hella funny your comment about the GBB and the versi! I appreciate your watching my back (pun intended)!

Haha, no problem.

[jakeh]

If the spider was gay, I bet the honey badger wouldnt give a <edit>. No, I am not sorry I just saw that for the first time.