dog breeding games

[music playing] narrator: the kingof the desert spiders is the fearsome tarantula. they can be as bigas an adult hand and regenerate a leg, if needed. despite the fear theyinspire, their bite is only mild to humans. their body hair is barbed,though, and can be used in defense against predators.

they live in burrowsto shield themselves from the harsh desert sun. the male tarantulawon't stray far from his unless he has got a verygood reason like looking for a female to hook up with. they say gentlemenprefer blondes. it's certainly truein a tarantula's case as all females have blond haircovering their entire bodies. mating with 16 legscan be complicated.

for the male, the dangerbegins with the first hello. he taps the ground to let herknow he's a mate not a meal. if she doesn't thinkhe's up to much, she may even eat him now andlook for another suitor's superior genes. using short appendages nearhis mouth, called pedipalps, he tries to hand over aprepackaged packet of sperm while using his other legsto keep her fangs at bay. he makes the hand-off.

he's more like apostman than a lover. now, time to run. she may be in the mood fora post-coital snack, him. luckily, she is morefocused on getting the next generation underway. their fleeting relationshipwill produce up to 1,000 young.