Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-27477735-20160507222830/@comment-27388204-20160508012402

WillyWyvern wrote: What I meant on the other thread is how they breed in real life. I don't know if I want to know about that. Spiders breed by a variety of means, but all male spiders eventually copulate with the females by inserting sperm from their pedipalps (a pair of appendages between the chelicerae and the front pair of legs). Courtship can vary. Mygalomorph spiders (tarantulas, trapdoor spider etc.) court in a simple manner, with the male holding aloft the female's fangs and inserting his palps. Many orb weaving spiders exhibit extreme sexual dimorphism, and the smaller male often waits for a food item to distract the female, or presents her with one gift-wrapped in silk. Male jumping spiders typically perform elaborate and often very entertaining dances before copulating, as do wolf spiders.

Regarding eggs, your idea is good, but the item should be renamed "egg sac" as all spiders tend to wrap their eggs in a silk parcel, which they then guard. The baby spiders should be even smaller than the current smallest Mirkwood spiders, and be pale in colour, and when fully grown, either grow quickly to become a small variant, or slowly to become a larger spider.

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