Steve, here's some anecdotes for wild Texas indies I have seen, a lot of mature males get the whammo searching for females. The females I have seen have a base and do not wander far, males roam very far and try to mate several females. Some females share a home base with a sister or daughter and cohabitate, males come in and fight for the right. I think sometimes males don't make it back to the honey hole every year. A few do for several years, then they are gone. Most males I see are heavily battle scarred. I haven't seen a male overwinter with any females, but have seen females do this. Some ideas to ponder. I am no expert, just like to study them in the field, since I can't have them here at home, dammit!



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Todd Hughes

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