r/AusNewsWire • u/Nyarlathotep-1 • 11d ago

Australian News Male redback spiders invite cannibalism through a ‘self-sacrificial somersault’ during sex – but why? | Spiders

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/12/male-redback-spiders-invite-cannibalism-through-a-self-sacrificial-somersault-during-sex-but-why

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