Tidarren argo is a spider from Yemen. The species is remarkable by its male amputating one of its palps before maturation and entering his adult life with one palp only. It adopts exceptional copulatory behaviour: when the male achieves genitalia coupling with his palp, the latter is torn off by the female. The separated gonopod remains attached to the female's epigynum for approximately 4 hours and continues to function independently, serving as a mating plug. While this happens, the female feeds on the male. Emasculation thus synchronizes sexual cannibalism and sperm transfer, lengthening the interval between copulations. This mating behaviour might allow for the continuation of insemination by the dismembered palp.[1]
Tidarren argo is a spider from Yemen. The species is remarkable by its male amputating one of its palps before maturation and entering his adult life with one palp only. It adopts exceptional copulatory behaviour: when the male achieves genitalia coupling with his palp, the latter is torn off by the female. The separated gonopod remains attached to the female's epigynum for approximately 4 hours and continues to function independently, serving as a mating plug. While this happens, the female feeds on the male. Emasculation thus synchronizes sexual cannibalism and sperm transfer, lengthening the interval between copulations. This mating behaviour might allow for the continuation of insemination by the dismembered palp.
Tidarren argo is een spinnensoort in de taxonomische indeling van de kogelspinnen (Theridiidae).[1]
Het dier behoort tot het geslacht Tidarren. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 2001 door Knoflach & Antonius van Harten.
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Tidarren argo là một loài nhện trong họ Theridiidae.[1]
Loài này thuộc chi Tidarren. Tidarren argo được miêu tả năm 2001 bởi Knoflach & Antonius van Harten.
Bài viết về phân họ nhện Theridiinae này vẫn còn sơ khai. Bạn có thể giúp Wikipedia bằng cách mở rộng nội dung để bài được hoàn chỉnh hơn. Tidarren argo là một loài nhện trong họ Theridiidae.
Loài này thuộc chi Tidarren. Tidarren argo được miêu tả năm 2001 bởi Knoflach & Antonius van Harten.
