Surviving sex with black widows
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 09:30
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have discovered that male black widow spiders, famous for ending up as their mates' post-coital supper, are not as clueless as you might think. In a series of careful experiments, a team of researchers from Arizona State University West in Glendale has teased out evidence that black widow males do their best to avoid getting eaten by choosing mates who have recently fed.