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Biology of Spiders. No. 11: Courtship and Mating: ‘Pisaura Mirabilis’; Capture of Prey: ‘Dolomedes Fimbriatus’ (1965 Film)

Director

E R Skinner; G H Thompson

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The male ‘Pisaura’ courts by catching and wrapping a prey and then seeking a mature female. Having found one, he poses before her holding his offering. If the female is prepared to mate she seizes the...

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