Edited sentence: A male finds prospective mates by olfaction.He then slips his cerci under the tip of the female's abdomen so that his and her ventral abdominal surfaces are in contact with each other, while both face in opposite directions.Matings occurred frequently among clustered individuals particularly in locations that allow both partners to cling to a surface.Pairs can stay in this mating position for many hours if not disturbed.The mating season peaked during August and September under laboratory conditions, and a single mating enabled females to lay fertilized eggs