Wednesday, 23 April 2014

Tarantulas' personality determines whether they copulate with males or cannibalize them

Date:
April 22, 2014

Source:
Plataforma SINC

Summary:
Sexual cannibalism in spiders – the attack and consumption of males by females before or after copulation – is very widespread. A new investigation analyses the reason behind such extreme behavior, at times even before the females have ensured the sperm’s fertilization of their eggs.


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