Yes. It takes a male and a female spider for the female spider to lay eggs. The male spider wraps his semen inside a ball of spider silk and deposits that inside the female. The female spider usually surrounds her eggs in a cocoon made of spider silk.
The Black Widow spider got its name because the female eats her mate following mating. Though this does not always happen, people believed it did and therefore gave the spider its title. The female usually kills the male after mating.
The female red-back spider sometimes kills and eats the male after mating. This behavior is thought to provide the female with extra nutrients for producing eggs and also removes potential competition for resources from the male.
The black widow spider usually eats the male spider after they mate, unless they give the female a"gift which is something good to eat wrapped in silk. That is why they are called black widow spiders
the black widow kills the male spider Its not a prerequisite for the female to eat the male in fact it is not uncommon for the male to escape alive, on the other hand it sometimes takes several males to get the deed done. The female is a fierce hunter and very territorial so any insect including males are considered prey and are treated as such. Only the sneakiest of males will fertilize successfully and even fewer make it away without being eaten. Once an egg ball has been laid the females prime occupation is to gather food sources for her impending brood.
the female spider kills its mate.
black widow
The Black Widow spider will mate, and then eat her mate because they are stuck together.
After laying her eggs, the female black-and-yellow argiope spider [Argiope aurantia] dies. It's a natural death. That's a contrast to the fate of her mate, whom she mates and then eats.
The Black Widow Spider
The praying mantis. Sometimes, she even eats her mate during the mating act.
Yes, she does. After mating with her husband, she kills and eats him.
Yes. It takes a male and a female spider for the female spider to lay eggs. The male spider wraps his semen inside a ball of spider silk and deposits that inside the female. The female spider usually surrounds her eggs in a cocoon made of spider silk.
The Black Widow spider got its name because the female eats her mate following mating. Though this does not always happen, people believed it did and therefore gave the spider its title. The female usually kills the male after mating.
The female red-back spider sometimes kills and eats the male after mating. This behavior is thought to provide the female with extra nutrients for producing eggs and also removes potential competition for resources from the male.
Spider's die when they lay an egg sack. (Female) Before or After they mate. (Male) Of old age. Enemies such as cats, humans, etc.
The black widow spider usually eats the male spider after they mate, unless they give the female a"gift which is something good to eat wrapped in silk. That is why they are called black widow spiders