I often confuse the 2 terms, spermatheca and spermatophore. From Wordnik.com. [How a glaring error of mine was corrected a year later] Reference
The female, who has followed him, is now centered over the spermatophore. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
As she touches it, he deposits a “spermatophore,” a blob of sperm set on a rigid pedestal. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
The male releases a spermatophore, which contains the sperm, and the female picks it up at a later time. From Wordnik.com. [Jurassic Park]
The male drops a spermatophore (a packet of sperm) that the female picks and stores in spermathecae until needed. From Wordnik.com. [Arthropoda] Reference
A male leaves its spermatophore in a suitable location and a female, if she happens to chance upon one, takes up the sperm directly from the spermatophore2. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-01-01] Reference
The spermatophore is digested in the BC and only a small fraction of the spermatozoa escapes to the higher parts of the female reproductive system to fertilize the partner's eggs. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
For example, in some species of pseudoscorpions, which are terrestrial animals, sperm is transferred from a male to a female in a little packet, a spermatophore, without the 2 sexes ever coming together. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-01-01] Reference
Then the spermatophore goes into the oviduct and get fertilized. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The females have only one oviduct and the males produce spermatophore. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
There are many ways that they transfer the spermatophore to the females. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
He then attaches a spermatophore to the substrate, which she will retrieve into her cloaca. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Financial News] Reference
Most of species have an arm called hectocotylus is used to transfer spermatophore to the females. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
In some species, they have an arm called hectocotylus is used to transfer spermatophore to the females. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Most of species, they have an arm called hectocotylus is used to transfer spermatophore to the females. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Depending on species the sperm is placed directly inside the cloaca of the female or a packaged spermatophore is attached near her cloaca and the sperm swim inside. From Wordnik.com. [Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth] Reference
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