Male Spiders Catapult off Their Mates To Avoid Sexual Cannibalism [High-Speed Video] - SciTechDaily

These male spiders catapult at impressive speeds to flee their mates before they get eaten. After males of the orb-weaving spider Philoponella prominens mate with a female, they quickly launch themselves away, researchers report today (April 25, 2022) in the …

A male spider catapulting off a female during mating. These male spiders catapult at impressive speeds to flee their mates before they get eaten. After males of the orb-weaving spider Philoponella … [+3341 chars]

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