Spiders' sexual cannibalism is for offspring

Friday, December 23, 2011 - 12:01 in Psychology & Sociology

The unkind act of butchering and eating your mate after sex, typified by the female black-widow spider and praying mantis, may make for healthier babies, new research suggests.

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