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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
The new genus’ males have these arms, known as palps, that are 2.23-3.85 times longer than their carapace, most likely an adaptation to avoid female cannibalism during mating.
—New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2025
During mating, one or both palps are detached and left lodged inside the female’s reproductive tract.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The male dies immediately after transferring its sperm packet to the female with its palp, a segmented appendage that is used in feeding and copulation; the insertion causes the male's heartbeat to stop almost instantly.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
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The male palp, or the male genitalia, reach a length of nearly 2 inches long, making the genitalia longer than the front portion of the tarantulas body, and almost as long as its longest legs, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
The new genus’ males have these arms, known as palps, that are 2.23-3.85 times longer than their carapace, most likely an adaptation to avoid female cannibalism during mating.
—New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2025
During mating, one or both palps are detached and left lodged inside the female’s reproductive tract.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The male dies immediately after transferring its sperm packet to the female with its palp, a segmented appendage that is used in feeding and copulation; the insertion causes the male's heartbeat to stop almost instantly.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
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“Palp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palp. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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