Leucauge mariana
id:
leucauge-mariana-233-10086649
title:
Leucauge mariana
text:
Leucauge mariana is a long-jawed orb weaver spider, native to Central America and South America. Its web building and sexual behavior have been studied extensively. Males perform several kinds of courtship behavior to induce females to copulate and to use their sperm. A particularly unusual feature of sex in L. mariana is the formation of mating plugs during copulation. These masses sometimes block the access of subsequent males to the female’s genitalia and can prevent copulations. Unlike other
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Species of spider
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucauge_mariana
date created:
date modified:
2023-11-18T18:09:12Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q2113382","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2113382"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Leucauge_mariana_lateral_view_PC030097BESTLAT.jpg","width":3200,"height":2400}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15