Tuesday 11 January 2011

The Sex life of Adolescent Spiders

The Sex Life of Adolescent Spiders

female Steatoda spec. spider

You might remember some pretty heavy petting sessions from your time as a youth before you were ready for more adult experiences. Well it seems some comb footed spiders get up to something similar and it has advantages for them, especially for the males!

Female comb-footed spider (family Theridiidae), Enoplognatha ovata
Female black widow spider, Latrodectus sp., from La Manzanilla, Jalisco state, Mexico, eating a honey bee
See more at www.environmentalgraffiti.com
 

No comments: