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  2. Spider cannibalism - Wikipedia

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    Spider cannibalism is the act of a spider consuming all or part of another individual of the same species as food. It is most commonly seen as an example of female sexual cannibalism where a female spider kills and eats a male before, during, or after copulation. Cases of non-sexual cannibalism or male cannibalism of females both occur but are ...

  3. Pardosa pseudoannulata - Wikipedia

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    Pardosa pseudoannulata, a member of a group of species referred to as wolf-spiders, is a non-web-building spider belonging to the family Lycosidae. P. pseudoannulata are wandering spiders that track and ambush prey and display sexual cannibalism.

  4. Sexual cannibalism - Wikipedia

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    Female orb-web spiders (Nephilengys livida) tend to cannibalize males displaying less aggressive behavior and mate with males displaying more aggressive behavior, showing a preference for this trait, [19] which, along with large body size that indicates a strong foraging ability, displays high male quality and genetic advantage.

  5. Wolf spider - Wikipedia

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    The Lycosidae comprise mainly wandering spiders, and as such, population density and male-to-female sex ratio puts selective pressures on wolf spiders when finding mates. Female wolf spiders that have already mated are more likely to eat the next male that tries to mate with them than those that have not mated yet.

  6. Sexual selection in spiders - Wikipedia

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    A male Eresus sandaliatus. Sexual selection in spiders shows how sexual selection explains the evolution of phenotypic traits in spiders.Male spiders have many complex courtship rituals and have to avoid being eaten by the females, with the males of most species surviving only a few matings and consequently having short life-spans.

  7. Why wolf spiders are one of Halloween's most misunderstood ...

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    One group of spiders that is fairly active this time of year that breaks this stereotype are the wolf spiders. More Nature News: Owls usher in the Halloween spirit with 'who-cooks-for-you' call

  8. Spiders could theoretically eat every human on earth in one year

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    Luckily, spiders eat mostly insects -- especially the ones you may also find in your home. But as spiders get bigger, so do their prey, and larger arachnids feast on lizards, birds and small mammals.

  9. Tidarren sisyphoides - Wikipedia

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    Tidarren sisyphoides is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae - the tangle web spiders. The male of this species is only ~1% the size of the female. At copulation, the male dies during insertion and remains attached to the female for more than two hours. However, the female does not eat her mate. The dead male is afterwards removed from ...