male/female Maturation query

[Larry Shone]

I know that male Ts dont generally live as long as females, but does that apply to true spiders too?
I believe part of the reason for early maturation in male Ts may be to do with the development of the palpal emboli, Im not sure, but the thing is, those of trues are often remarkebly more complicated than those of Theraphosids.

Is there are a link, and does the 'fermale lives longer than males' rule apply to true spiders or other non-Theraphosid spiders?

[Phil Rea]

Not entirely sure about the lifespan of trues Larry, but I should think that it's similar. I wouldn't imagine that the males would survive a postultimate moult.

Mind you, true spider males get eaten more often by the females than do tarantula males (there is apparently conjecture that it is genetically advantageous for the male to be eaten by the female in true spiders), so post maturity life span is rather less of an issue

[Larry Shone]

Mind you, true spider males get eaten more often by the females than do tarantula males (there is apparently conjecture that it is genetically advantageous for the male to be eaten by the female in true spiders), so post maturity life span is rather less of an issue

Yea I understand thats true, but not in the case of Tegenaria apparently-I've read he gets to leave of his own free will!
Tegenaria, the english Tarantula