Cannibalistic spiders may just be choosy guys
Micaria sociabilis may choose to have older female for lunch, not sex
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FINE YOUNG CANNIBAL The small spider Micaria sociabilis engages in unusual male-on-female cannibalism. Particularly in July, researchers found, males will often attack and then consume female spiders.
Courtesy of Lenka Sentenská