A male wolf spider (black and white) mounted by his much larger female partner after successful courtship. The black&white male is on top (otherwise he would be eaten :-) while his pedipalps transfer his spermatophore beneath the female and ...for more info:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArachnidPhylum: ArthropodaSubphylum: ChelicerataClass: ArachnidaOrder: AraneaeSuborder: Araneomorphae (Echte Webspinnen)Superfamily: LycosoideaFamily: Lycosidae (wolf spiders, Wolfspinnen)Genus:
Alopecosa SIMON, 1885[det. scar Mndez, 2012, based on this photo]SE-Germany, Bavaria, Bayrischer Wald: vic. Spiegelau, ca. 700m asl., 18.05.2012IMG_0561