Picky male black widow spiders prefer well-fed virgins

Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 17:01 in Biology & Nature

New research shows that male black widow spiders prefer their female mates to be well-fed virgins -- a rare example of mate preference by male spiders. The study found they can tell whether a potential mate is well-fed and unmated by pheromones released by females.

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