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06-06-2008, 10:42 PM
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| |  Evarcha falcata males fighting
Not a glorious setting, but thought some might like to see this... 
I noticed them 'semaphoring' from their own leaves, about 150 mm apart. That involved waving legs I and II and their palps. The competiton got more intense as the male, on the left, closed range until he was on the same leaf; cue more vigorous leg and palp waving. There was a short pause and then a brief, but dramatic, wrestle. I have to say that it was a brilliant wildlife moment for me and reminded me of the Panamanian Gold Frog in the recent "Life In Cold Blood" series. |
07-06-2008, 09:03 AM
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| | | Re: Evarcha falcata males fighting
What an interesting post..... and well done for noticing that something unusual was going on and for having the presence of mind to photograph the action!
Gotta know HSW.......What happened after the wrestling match and was there a clear winner and loser?
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07-06-2008, 09:08 AM
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| | | Re: Evarcha falcata males fighting
Good pics. Not often noticed by many, it's great to see what goes on in miniature.
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07-06-2008, 03:14 PM
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| | | Re: Evarcha falcata males fighting
Missed this one, excellent shots! well captured.
Who won?
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07-06-2008, 03:25 PM
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| | | Re: Evarcha falcata males fighting
Well done HSW,
good shots , and quite a rarity to see ,
well spotted,
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07-06-2008, 05:03 PM
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| | | Re: Evarcha falcata males fighting
Thanks people. Great that you were interested, I should have known and posted it earlier.
The one on the right won, the loser left the 'arena' fairly briskly. There was a female about forty cm away, but I couldn't see her spectating!
The winner repositioned himself after watching the loser out of view, which was nice for me ...  | | |
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