Deadly courtship: Spiders mating dance
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Male spider: Wanna dance? Female spider: Sure, and dinner after ::)= My 5-year-old and I caught the entire courtship and mating ritual of a pair of orb weavers. a splendid large female and much smaller male. (I don't know the species--if you do, please leave it in the comments.) We were in suspense over whether he would survive the date! The video turned out well with a solid, light-colored background, you can really see what's happening. The commentary is just us. Location is western Washington on an early September afternoon. I am not a spider expert; we just like spiders and leave their webs alone. The sound you hear in the background is cheering at a Little League game at the local ballpark.