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Female spiders have food on their minds almost all the time. They having mating as an objective part of the time. When they have mating on their minds that does not stop them from wanting to eat. Male spiders have several ways of identifying themselves as being of the same species as the female, so that she will let them approach to mate with her. Then most of them have their own ways of keeping the female from eating them as or after they mate. Some male spiders sacrifice themselves. Some female spiders sacrifice themselves to their babies after the babies hatch.
Eating the male spider after mating gives the male spider's genes a better chance of survival. So, evolutionarily speaking, it is an advantage to the male to have his progeny get a good start in life. The same is true of the female. Spiders species often live for only once season anyway, so it may be unlikely that either males or females of some species will get a second chance at reproducing.
So female spiders eat male spiders because they are hungry, but also perhaps because evolution has not found it expedient in some cases to give the males a good way out. In other cases, however, the males almost always are not eaten. Some female spiders even tolerate males to continue living with them.
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Do female spiders eat the male spider?
Some species of female spiders do eat the male spiders after mating. Since spiders are intraguild predators, meaning that they eat each other, female spiders eat male spiders of the same and other species as food all the time.
How are spiders made?
Male and female spiders mate, then the female spider lays her eggs in a safe place where they will eventually hatch out into tiny baby spiders.
Is it true that only female spiders can spin webs?
Different species vary - some spiders don't spin webs.. but it is not true that only female spiders spin webs - both male and female do - otherwise how would the male spiders catch their food?
Can two tarantulas live together?
Two tarantulas can live together if they are the same sex. After mating the female will usually kill the male and often this fight will end with both spiders being dead. It is very hard to tell a female tarantula from a male.
Do female spiders make neat webs and male spiders make messy webs?
no, they both make the same
Is a male spider bigger then a female spider?
No. In most cases, female spiders are bigger than male spiders.
Are male spiders lighter in colour compared to a female spider?
Not usually. Markings can differ between male and female spiders of the same species, however male spiders are not usually lighter in color. They are typically smaller than female spiders though.
Do female spiders eat the male spider?
Some species of female spiders do eat the male spiders after mating. Since spiders are intraguild predators, meaning that they eat each other, female spiders eat male spiders of the same and other species as food all the time.
How are spiders made?
Male and female spiders mate, then the female spider lays her eggs in a safe place where they will eventually hatch out into tiny baby spiders.
how do sea spiders breed?
the female eats the male and then breeds
Are female spiders more dangerous than the male?
yes but there are exceptions like the funnel web spiders in Australia , in that case the male is 5 times more dangerous than the female
How long will it take for you to be able to put your male beta with your female beta?
You cant the male would kill the female unless you have already a female then the female would kill the male
Is it true that only female spiders can spin webs?
Different species vary - some spiders don't spin webs.. but it is not true that only female spiders spin webs - both male and female do - otherwise how would the male spiders catch their food?
Can two tarantulas live together?
Two tarantulas can live together if they are the same sex. After mating the female will usually kill the male and often this fight will end with both spiders being dead. It is very hard to tell a female tarantula from a male.
Do female spiders make neat webs and male spiders make messy webs?
no, they both make the same
Which is larger a male or female banana spider?
In most cases, the female spider is larger than the male spider of the same species.
Do you have to separate the male gerbil from the female and her babies?
Yes you have to separate the male gerbil from the female with her babies because if you leave the male with the female and her babies the male will kill them.
