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Fighting, Mating and Maternal Behaviour in Whip Scorpions (Uropygi)

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Fighting, Mating and Maternal Behaviour in Whip Scorpions (Uropygi)
Alternative Title
Kampf, Paarung und Brutfürsorge bei Geißelskorpionen (Uropygi)
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German copyright law applies. This film may be used for your own use but it may not be distributed via the internet or passed on to external parties.
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IWF SignatureC 1143
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Production Year1971

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IWF Technical DataFilm, 16 mm, LT, 119 m ; F, 11 min

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Mastigoproctus brasilianus, Mastigoproctus giganteus. Habit of the whip scorpions; fighting of two males. Courtship: The male grasps the pedipalps and then the antenniform legs of the female. Tapping the female. Search for a suitable location for pairing. Depositing of the spermatophore; while embracing. The female receiving the spermatophore; pressing the sperma into the female. Mother animal with prenymphs.
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