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Mating Leucauge - Leucauge argyra - male - female

Mating Leucauge - Leucauge argyra - Male Female
Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, USA
January 31, 2006
I am pretty sure these are L. agyra. Can anyone confirm? Also, can someone tell me if that droplet is semen being transferred? Sorry about the focus, but this was apretty low-light shot.

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Mating Leucauge - Leucauge argyra - male - female Mating Leucauge - Leucauge argyra - male - female

You are
right. Focus? I think these images are awesome!
What you see is an expanded palpal organ and the "droplet" is actually the hematodochae.
Sperm is being transferred on palp at a time, probably repeatedly.

 
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Thanks, Jeff. They certainly seemed intent on what they were doing.

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