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Message: <blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 226234" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>It is also worth noting that T's are different to many other creatures.  Many male T's do not even get to successfully mate once, due to the female killing them. Whilst Swans pair for life & most herd animals have a hierarchy of males, with the strongest male being able to mate with multiple females per year. T's probably have a need for more males than many other species, as males get to mate once, if they are lucky & have to travel to find a female once mature. With all the risks that produce & what happens if they fail to find a female?  Surely the fact a female tarantulas lives so much longer & will be capable of mating so many more times decrees a need for more males, than females? Or do females statistically only mate once, at best, in the wild? And that would be the case if tarantula egg sacks produced a 50/50 male to female statistic.</p></blockquote><p></p>