ɪt ɹᵻpɹədˈuːsᵻz baɪ ɪntˈɜːnəl fˌɜːɾɪlᵻzˈeɪʃən, ˈæftɚ wˌɪtʃ ɪt lˈeɪz klˈʌstɚz ʌv ˈɛɡ kˈeɪsᵻz ðæt ɹᵻzˈɛmbəl smˈɔːl mˈæts ʌv wˈaɪt tə jˈɛloʊ ʃˈæɡ kˈɑːɹpɪt, mˈeɪnli dˈʊɹɹɪŋ spɹˈɪŋ ænd sˈʌmɚ.
It reproduces by internal fertilization, after which it lays clusters of egg cases that resemble small mats of white to yellow shag carpet, mainly during spring and summer.