My mating process is a little strange.
The male weaves and then fills a purse with sperm
Then the female carries it till she's ready to lay eggs
She then fertilizes the eggs herself
Using the sperm purse in which the eggs bathe.
(I guess that's cheaper than buying her a Louis Vuitton bag, but considering that she will lay up to 1000 eggs, spiderling support must be outrageously expensive!)
Thanks to special guest photographer and my sweetheart, David Simpson.
Location: Arivaca Cienega Nature Trail, Arivaca, AZ
Sources: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Aphonopelma_chalcodes/
Photo © 2026 David Simpson and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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