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The males are smaller

It's probably more difficult for praying mantises.

yeah

the one in the video ate the male

It's a real dangerous occupation

And they do it anyway, the mad lads

Some fathers offer arachnids offer their body as sustenance willingly.

Most females that attack the males are either attacking because they did something wrong or they havent eaten in a while

Interesting

Sounds like humans tbh

OMG

I don't attack men! XDDDD

There are arachnid mothers that offer their bodies up as sustenance for the babies.

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Oh yes its sacrificial cannibalism or something

I'm glad to be human

they give off some kind of pheromone or scent

Just remember that there are tarantula hawks (wasps) that paralyze and lay their eggs inside of tarantulas, which are then zombified and eaten alive by the larvae.

...........................

oh my God

That is terrifying

Inspiration for Alien

Yeah a surprising amount of wasps are parasites

Yes

but in a good way its good because they also attack cockroaches

There's a lot of zombifying

well maybe not the hawk

but another type