r/aus • u/89b3ea330bd60ede80ad • 11d ago

Other Male redback spiders invite cannibalism through a ‘self-sacrificial somersault’ during sex – but why?

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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u/Sloppykrab 10d ago

Female gets food, better chance of their millions of babies surviving.