Scarab wrote: Been watching toooo much All Black rugby hey Cascade ?? :laugh:

tribal spurs

Tibial spurs/hooks.

I blame the spell checker :lol:

Panama wrote: Thanks so far..

Lastly, will a MM lose his hooks at ultimate molt?

That I can't tell you, but I think it wont lose them.

Why are you asking theses Question?

Think for males in would be:
slings -> juvenile -> subadult -> adult (ready to mate - gets to adult after ULTIMATE moult) -> still adult (after a post ultimate moult - If that word even makes any sense)

The moult that the male goes through after his ultimate (maturing) moult is the post ultimate moult.

Panama wrote: Thanks so far..

Lastly, will a MM lose his hooks at ultimate molt?

No, he won't.
Post ultimate moults hardly ever happen (And seem to be mainly with G.rosea when it does happen).
Post ultimate males could still be fertile, but they tend to usually have hassles moulting and often end up losing both pedipalps as they get stuck in the moult.

I believe the question speaks for itself.

Where did you get this info?

"5. There is a chance your male might not be fertile, also if a Male as an ultimate molt(another molt after its Maturing molt). then it will be infertile"

I have never heard anything about this and if there is info on the subject I would love to read it

I know people across the pond talk about a males penultimate molt, which if I understand correctly refers to the term "Mature male" most commonly used in SA.

I know males can have molts after they have molted into maturity in other words turned into a mature male, a post mature molt if you want, this is very, very rare if I'm not mistaken, I also know that they rarely survive those molts. So it would be very interesting to get info on that.

Thanks Cerat