I ❤ Micaria Sociabilis

Many male spiders are thought to have made a habit of copulating with every female spider that they come across. This is not true. In over 160 laboratory experiences the male spiders have been found to murder the female spiders and consume them. This finding has lead to new discoveries on the mating methods, and daily survival of many spider species. With the astounding percent of 60% female deaths during the male-female encounters, scientists are rethinking the behaviors of spiders, and their evolutionary tendencies.




http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/350369/description/News_in_Brief_Cannibalistic_spiders_may_just_be_choosy_guys