When a male or female of the Race emerged from its egg, it was in large measure ready to face the world.
They only time they spend a large amount of time on land is when the females emerge to lay their eggs.
Males and females emerge more or less simultaneously and mating takes place within a couple of days.
The smaller females typically emerge a few days before the males.
Males stay near the breeding ground and mate soon after the females emerge.
Males come to the surface of the soil after sunset, before the females emerge.
As the females emerge, they collect pollen from male flowers, which ripen later.
For now, these fastidious females emerge only when the temperature surpasses 40 to answer the call of nature.
Males and females emerge from different galls after two to three months.
The males typically emerge first and are ready for mating when the females emerge.