At this time, the male spiders leave their webs in search of partners, and because in most species the female spiders are larger than the males, the males do indeed have to be extremely cautious. "They have to first perform a mating ritual, to avoid being mistaken for food themselves," says Chen Shyh-hwang.
此時，雄蜘蛛會離網尋覓對象，由於雌蛛通常都大於雄蛛，雄蛛確實需要非常小心，「必須先有一段求偶儀式，才能避免自己被當成食物，」陳世煌說。