Male Fishing Spiders' Ultimate Sacrifice (IMAGE)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Male Fishing Spiders' Ultimate Sacrifice

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A female dark fishing spider (left) and its male counterpart, which sacrifices itself as a food source immediately after mating. A new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Gonzaga University has found that this cannibalism can benefit the male's offspring.

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Karina I. Helm

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