Showtime! The Amazing Mating Dance of the Peacock Spider
WARNING!! IF YOU HAVE A FEAR OFSPIDERS BEST NOT TO WATCH THIS VIDEO
Meet the peacock spider. Males from several species within this group of spiders put on remarkable mating displays to win over mates of the opposite gender. Jrgen Otto has done perhaps more than anybody else to document and share footage of this arachnid's terrific breeding ritual it has even won over people who previously hatedspiders. Otto told LiveScience. [ Watch the Peacock Spider's Mating Dance ]
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Here are a couple of pictures of the various colors they have, and there are others at this link:
http://www.livescience.com/39054-photos-of-peacock-spiders.html
The colors are truly amazingand so beautiful onsuch tee tiny creatures!
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That's quite the display. The energy they expend should, by itself, make the female want to do a little horizontal boogie.
Wait, I'm going to put on my abstract Indian blanket and see what happens. Sadly nothing happened, except Red asked me if my prostate was acting up again...
Actually I keep a couple around in my basement to keep the fly population down. When they get big, however, I get rid of them. As far as other uses go, the spiders in this country have very little meat.
They are darling! Spider Ballet, and then they try to land airplanes... How cute!
Thanks so much for sharing this with us!!!
Sounds more like a Michigan mosquito.
I've gotta have a cigarette after that, LOL!
Nice find and thanks Raven Wing
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