Spider Twerking Protects Males from Hungry Females | Video
Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 19:30
in Biology & Nature
When female spiders sense a disturbance in their webs, they respond by attacking (clip 1). To prevent becoming a meal, courting male black widow and hobo spiders 'twerk' their abdomens, drumming and tapping the web to show their good intentions.