fˈiːmeɪlz hæv ɐ ɹᵻfɹˈæktɚɹi pˈiəɹɪəd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ tˈaɪm ðeɪ duːnˌɑːt mˈeɪt, bˌʌt ˈæftɚ ðeɪ hæv dᵻplˈiːɾᵻd ðɛɹ spˈɜːmɐtˌɑːfoːɹ, ðeɪ wɪl sˈɜːtʃ fɔːɹ ɐnˈʌðɚ wˈʌn ænd ðˈʌs lˈʊk fɚɹə nˈuː mˈeɪt.
Females have a refractory period during which time they do not mate, but after they have depleted their spermatophore, they will search for another one and thus look for a new mate.