Deutsch: Paarungsverhalten von Araneus diadematus. Das Männchen wird nach mehreren erfolglosen Annäherungsversuchen vom Weibchen erbeutet und gefressen. Gefilmt am 17.9.2011 im Burgwald, Mittelhessen.
English: Mating behaviour of Araneus diadematus. The courting male is consumed by the female before it has successfully copulated.
Français : Manoeuvres préliminaires avant l'accouplement de deux araignées (Araneus diadematus). Le mâle est mangé par la femelle avant de réussir la copulation. Vidéo filmée à Burgwald, Mittelhessen en Allemagne le 17 septembre 2011.
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English: Mating behaviour of the European garden spider (Araneus diadematus). The courting male is consumed by the female before it has successfully copulated.
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Deutsch: Paarungsverhalten der Gartenkreuzspinne (Araneus diadematus). Das werbende Männchen wird vom Weibchen verzehrt, bevor es sie erfolgreich begattet hat.
English: Mating behaviour of the European garden spider (Araneus diadematus). The courting male is consumed by the female before it has successfully copulated.
Français : Manoeuvres préliminaires avant l'accouplement de deux araignées (Araneus diadematus). Le mâle est mangé par la femelle avant de réussir la copulation. Vidéo filmée à Burgwald, Mittelhessen en Allemagne le 17 septembre 2011.