@dornhaus You are apparently no longer risk-averse ;-) Also, I just read this paper about spider cannibalism and is it OK if I now feel slightly disturbed? https://t.co/kgDVp0FHKr On the other hand, I found this one about work & gossip extremely relata
RT @dornhaus: Male black widow spiders gobble up (parts of) the female's web to prevent her from being able to catch (and eat) them... part…
RT @dornhaus: Male black widow spiders gobble up (parts of) the female's web to prevent her from being able to catch (and eat) them... part…
RT @dornhaus: Male black widow spiders gobble up (parts of) the female's web to prevent her from being able to catch (and eat) them... part…
RT @dornhaus: Male black widow spiders gobble up (parts of) the female's web to prevent her from being able to catch (and eat) them... part…
RT @dornhaus: Male black widow spiders gobble up (parts of) the female's web to prevent her from being able to catch (and eat) them... part…
Male black widow spiders gobble up (parts of) the female's web to prevent her from being able to catch (and eat) them... particularly if the female is an aggressive one. Two undergraduate student coauthors - student research is win-win https://t.co/yJ5rm9J
Bringing down the house: male widow spiders reduce the webs of aggressive females more https://t.co/GOy1PNRdWm
RT @BehavEcolPapers: Bringing down the house: male widow spiders reduce the webs of aggressive females more https://t.co/qhqdXEo0yl BES
Bringing down the house: male widow spiders reduce the webs of aggressive females more https://t.co/qhqdXEo0yl BES
Libertarian dudes sitting at home like...😏
To avoid being eaten, male black widows dismantle part of the webs of female widows to slow them down. And the degree to which they dismantle their webs is directly proportional to how aggressive the female is! Cool work by my friend Dr. DiRienzo! https://
Fascinating behavior profile! Fun read. Bringing down the house: male widow spiders reduce the webs of aggressive females more https://t.co/a4RLBuDhBY - via RESEARCHER https://t.co/k3XnALs7Ad (@ResearcherTM)