Language of Love

Courtship Communication Across the Animal Kingdom

Sexually Cannibalistic Spiders

On this episode of the Language of Love, we will be discussing the Pisaura mirabilis and other spiders and the risks that males face when approaching a girl.

Special thanks to Dr. Søren Toft for being a guest voice!


Further Reading

The shield effect: nuptial gifts protect males against pre-copulatory sexual cannibalism (Biology Letters)

The Evolution of Sexual Cannibalism (UC Berkeley)

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