Poecilotheria ornata female eats male!

Last night I was breeding one of my Poecilotheria Ornata females. Things were going great when out of nowhere the female chowed down on the male. This is something I never wish to happen, but when breeding spiders it is a harsh reality. The female ate the male after close to half a dozen insertion attempts by the male. I’ll be looking for another mature male shortly. This is sad but things happen, may his genetics live on! Let’s hope for a sac tarantula family!

[@DFunct905]

The dimorphism is incredible compared to humans. She looks 3 times his size.

[@jasonduva4039]

Lol the music

[@MrTQuillen]

She is pretty

[@MauriceTarantulas]

"Its a trap". She is stunning and just a little bit scary👍 P.s My male P Auratus going in tonight.

[@KFInvertebrates]

How did that project end up going

[@MauriceTarantulas]

@@KFInvertebrates Just about to check but she ate male n no sack....looks like a moult

[@morganfiedler119]

Don't people normally cohab Poecilotheria pairs to try and get them to mate? Cool footage tho :)

[@KFInvertebrates]

I cohabited them last time. These guys started pairing right away. Ornata are known to eat males though this stuff happens sadly sometimes. They were in the enclosure and ventured out. I left the door of the enclosure open so the male had somewhere to escape but it was all for nothing.

[@dannythompson1948]

P. Regalis and P. Metallica have def been done communally with success. The breeder screwed up. You ALWAYS put the male into the female's enclosure..

[@elliemarie06]

Wow fab footage tho

[@KFInvertebrates]

Thank you hopefully his genes will live on to the next generation.

[@elliemarie06]

KF Invertebrates will be beautiful if that happens

[@picknbeansmamma]

Daaamnnn...🙁

[@KFInvertebrates]

Yeah she fucked him up

[@picknbeansmamma]

@@KFInvertebrates 😆