Sad Wolf Spider - Sad Wolf Spider

…Other spiders, such as the grass spider Agelena limbata and the crested crab spider Xysticus crisiatus , achieve their goal by tapping the female's front legs lightly with their front legs, immobilizing her with the stimulation. In some spiders, such as the wolf spider Lycosa amentata and the wolf spider L. lygubris , the male repeatedly waves his palps up and down and left and right in front of the female like a semaphore signal, and only after the female is convinced does he enter into mating position. In other spiders, such as the giant orb spider Nephila maculata , the number of males is only one-fifth of the number of females, and the only chance for mating is when the female is eating food. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "wolf spider" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…また雄が前脚で雌の前脚を軽くたたき，その刺激で動けなくさせて目的を果たすクサグモAgelena limbata，トサカヤミイロカニグモXysticus crisiatusなど。さらにナゲヤリコモリグモLycosa amentataやカナシミコモリグモL.lygubrisなどのように，雄が触肢を雌の面前で上下左右に手旗信号のようになんべんも繰り返しふり，そして雌の納得を得て初めて交尾態勢に入るのもいる。さらにまたオオジョロウグモNephila maculataのように，雄が雌の1/5しかないものでは，交尾のチャンスは雌が餌を食べているときしかない。…

※「カナシミコモリグモ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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