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My crabs mating, my colleagues took a long video of it, but it is too long to post here. This is the second time this pair had a go. First brood still quite small and left only 5 of them after the rats got into the tank.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and he will drink beer while getting sunburnt.
Hahahaha! How do they do it? Like a dog??
They do it abdomen to abdomen, they female raises her abdomen flap over the male. Female pefers to be on top. Total time of the video is 7 minutes, but it could have gone on much longer before noticed.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and he will drink beer while getting sunburnt.
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Here is another persepective when the females abdomen is "opened".
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and he will drink beer while getting sunburnt.
Oh yes, good pictures Shaihulud! Muad'dib!!!
Cheerio, BEASTIE ;-)
CRABS, Crayfish, Shrimp, Land hermits, Mussels & Snails, Dragons, Snakes and more in some 40 tanks
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