Sentences with phrase «dead insect wrapped»
Edging slowly toward a female, male nursery web spiders clutch in front of their bodies their version of courtship candy: a big dead insect wrapped in white silk.
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In some populations of these European arachnids, females won't mate with males unless the suitors present a gift of dead insects wrapped in silk.
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Nuptial gifts occur in several insect species in various forms including nicely wrapped dead bugs collected by males, various body secretions, body parts or even the male's entire body.