Black Widows Shake It To Attract Mates - Insert Obligatory Twerking Reference Here

Male black widow spiders on the prowl to mate (and sometimes be victims of black widow cannibalism by females, thus the name Latrodectus mactans) shake their abdomens to produce carefully pitched vibrations and avoid potential attacks by females – who otherwise may misinterpret the advances as the vibrations of prey. They want her to know they are a male and not a meal. If you read this and know who Miley Cyrus is, they basically twerk. The team recorded the vibrations made by male black widow spiders (Latrodectus hesperus), hobo spiders (Tegenaria agrestis) and prey insects. read more

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