Male springtail eating and replacing spermatophore

I happened to notice a male placing a spermatophore when I was observing my E. atrocincta earlier this evening, so I set up my camera to record what happened to it. Similar to the S. henshawi I posted a bit earlier, another male came by, ate the spermatophore and immediately replaced it with one of his own.

 

I still haven't managed to see/catch a female taking a spermatophore.. maybe one day! 😆

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Uploaded on January 28, 2023