Saturday, October 17, 2015

Flirty Female Spiders Use Silk to Capture a Male's Interest

When male wolf spiders don't seem that interested in a female wolf spider, she ups her game by releasing more pheromone-rich silk.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/150407-pheromones-wolf-spider-mating-flirting-animals-science/

Male Spiders Give "Back Rubs" to Seduce Their Mates
Tactic helps orb-weaver avoid being eaten after sex, study says.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/10/111018-spiders-mating-back-rubs-orb-weavers-silk-animals-science/

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