Male Australian redback spiders employ courtship strategies to preserve their life

Friday, October 23, 2009 - 06:28 in Biology & Nature

New research shows that male suitors of a female cannibalistic spider risk facing a premature death unless they perform an adequate courtship lasting a minimum of 100 minutes. Further, the research shows that 'sneaker' males can slip by and mate successfully on the courtship efforts of the hard-working first suitor...

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