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Life Cycle and Courtship Behavior of Th E Burrowing Wolf Spider Geolycosa Turricol a (treat) (araneae, Lycosidae )
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Miller, Gary L. Miller, Patricia R. |
| Copyright Year | 1987 |
| Abstract | The life cycle and male and female courtship behavior of the burrowing wolf spider G . turricola are described . Geolycosa turricola is found to have a two-year life cycle rather than the one-year cycl e previously reported . Copulation occurs in late summer following a period of cohabitation of th e mature male and a penultimate female . Spiders were collected during cohabitation and the courtshi p video recorded . Male G. turricola engage in a series of leg waves and body movements followed by a copulatory position face down in the burrow of the female . The courtship pattern is generally similar to that of other lycosids except for the lack of palpal waving and abdominal movements . It is though t that cohabitation provides a pre-courtship opportunity for sexual communication thereby mitigatin g the loss of some elaborate display elements . |
| Starting Page | 385 |
| Ending Page | 394 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 15 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v15_n3/%20JoA_v15_p385.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
