Number of posts : 123 Age : 32 Location : wales Registration date : 2009-11-26
Subject: Vibrating?? 6/7/2010, 3:41 pm
my male emp today was vibrating quite violently and was grabbing on to my female, does this mean mating? as he was trying to pull her along??
joshyoua_rine Pandinus
Number of posts : 24 Age : 37 Location : hickville north carolina Registration date : 2010-06-01
Subject: Re: Vibrating?? 6/7/2010, 9:27 pm
dont know but i have also noticed a slight vibrating
H. laoticus Parabuthus
Number of posts : 1401 Age : 35 Location : Southern California Registration date : 2009-03-26
Subject: Re: Vibrating?? 6/7/2010, 9:49 pm
Did it look something like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOeF74mAMMc
I think sometimes it can be a territorial display, but it can definitely mean mating dance.
Roger Hadogenes
Number of posts : 58 Age : 46 Registration date : 2009-11-24
Subject: Re: Vibrating?? 6/7/2010, 10:03 pm
It's called juddering and is most commonly associated with mating rituals.
Birdy339 Centruroides
Number of posts : 123 Age : 32 Location : wales Registration date : 2009-11-26
Subject: Re: Vibrating?? 6/9/2010, 8:42 am
aa thts very good to hear:D but the female was positiond sideways but he had 1 on her telson and one and her claw, i was hoping she would turn to him but she didnt:(
daniel Pandinus
Number of posts : 48 Age : 39 Location : Leeds, United Kingdom Registration date : 2010-03-31
Subject: Re: Vibrating?? 6/9/2010, 9:18 am
thats not mating - they grab each others claws when mating and they share if they have mated you should see the spermataphore in the tank
Mr. Mordax Administrator
Number of posts : 7743 Age : 38 Location : PNW Registration date : 2008-02-06
Subject: Re: Vibrating?? 7/4/2010, 3:27 pm
Sometimes the males are as clueless as some human males, and will mistakenly grab the metasoma instead of the second pedipalp. Usually they'll get it right if given enough time.
