Sentences with phrase «eaten after mating»

The common name widow spiders is sometimes applied to members of the genus due to the behavior of the female of eating the male after mating, although sometimes the males of some species are not eaten after mating, and can go on to fertilize other females

The «abhorrent» dating tactics of the male redback spider: Scientists find they target immature females who haven't yet learnt to eat them after mating Car companies use crash test dummies when they want to figure out how to make their vehicles safer.

Not exact matches

He found that after mating, every single female expelled at least some ejaculate, which many went on to eat.

Combining genetic material can of course bring beneficial new combinations, but even for tiny organisms that are barely visible to the naked eye, mating is fraught with all kinds of hazards, such as a long wait for offspring, sexually transmitted diseases, and the risk of getting eaten during or after sex.

Male Darwin's bark spider use genital lubrication and binding to stop their mates from eating them after copulation

There are other examples of intra-species violence — one example that comes to mind is species like spiders, where the females will eat the males after mating.

After 25 generations, Dodd found that the starch - eating flies would no longer mate with the maltose eaters.

Which of the following females often eat the male after mating?.

After a couple photo - ops, we sat, sipped mate, ate an empanada and a massive piece of coconut - dulce de leche cake in the circular cafe.