The Quest.
For the Garden of Eden a search for a ‘Pristine Wilderness’ untouched by man, a landscape of beauty and tranquility. Introduction. From a very early age, I was fascinated by small life forms such...
Category: Spiders
A series of Posts introducing the reader to the secrete world of spiders. Covering the various topics; ‘next of kin’, sex life of a spider, courtship, sexual selection, the egg sac, and development.
Spiders. – Part 6. The Egg Sac.
Recall, from Part 3., the male gametes are stored within the spermathecae of the females’ abdomen. The female’s unfertilized eggs start their journey through life by being mixed with the male gametes. Then, one...
Spiders. Part 1. Introduction. A journey into the secret world of spiders.
An Introduction. You must be wondering why on earth are we writing about Spiders. Why Spiders? Why would anyone, they are hairy, run fast, get in the bath, and carry venom. Do you feel...
SPIDERS, Part 5. Sexual Selection in Spiders.
Recall, from Part 3. That the male will take a considerable risk when going a courting. Darwin, in his book Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favored Races...
Spiders. Part 4. Spider courtship.
RECALL, from Part 2. That a male spider risks his life going a-courting. A large, hungry female, just waiting for a nice meal. A male Spider’s approach and courtship of a larger female can...
Spiders. Part 2. Sex, and Spiders’ Next of kin.
Recap, from the Introduction, that spiders and their kin have no penis, thereby I like to think that these members of the Arachnids learned to reproduce on land before sex as we know it...
