Popa spurca

[dragon]

Received 2 males and a female about a month ago. Mated one of the males to the female recently....

 

[Precarious]

Nice! That's the spermatophore dangling from her in the last photo. I've seen that in my Oxyopsis gracilis too.

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Do they keep the males extra sperm in that?

 

[dragon]

That's it!!! "Spermatophore"! I was having a MAJOR braincramp and could not remember what the term for that was! Thanks Precarious.

 

[patrickfraser]

Do they keep the males extra sperm in that?

Whatever isn't retained in the female will be discarded in it. No saving for a rainy day.

 

[Precarious]

Do they keep the males extra sperm in that?

It's like a juice box filled with semen.

Actually they just fall off after mating. Once they release the sperm they're done.

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

haha ok