This morning, a real treat: Watching male and female Leucauge Venusta
Male (upper right) and female (lower left)
Male approaches and is rebuffed by the female
He uses his 3rd legs to pluck the radial strands of her web
The female
More plucking - hoping he will find the tune she wants
Here is a video of a failed approach and then success - after a lot of plucking the radial web strands.
The couple configuration (unable to make the formating work properly)
In the coupled configuration
A close view of the male injector inserted into the female epigyn
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