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Spider Could Rotate Object in It's Mind (nih.gov)
3 points by dmbche 7 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments




Of course:

> The spider also practices cannibalism before and after copulation. The female usually twists and lunges at the mounted male. (P. fimbriata, however, is an exception; it does not usually exhibit such behavior.) If the male is killed before completing copulation, the male sperm is removed and the male is then eaten. If the male finishes mating before being killed, the sperm is kept for fertilization and the male is eaten. A majority of males are killed during sexual encounters.

That's one way to keep the genepool at high spec.




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