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04-25-2022, 04:42 PM
These Male Spiders Evolved a Post-Sex Catapult to Escape Cannibalistic Females (https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiVmh0dHBzOi8vZ2l6bW9kby5jb20vdGhlc2UtbWFsZS1zcG lkZXJzLWV2b2x2ZWQtYS1wb3N0LXNleC1jYXRhcHVsdC10by1l c2NhcC0xODQ4ODMwNDcy0gEA?oc=5) Gizmodo
These male spiders adopted an unusual strategy to survive sexual cannibalism (https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMidmh0dHBzOi8vYXJzdGVjaG5pY2EuY29tL3NjaWVuY2UvMj AyMi8wNC9tYWxlLXNwaWRlcnMtc3BlZWRpbHktY2F0YXB1bHQt b2ZmLXRoZWlyLW1hdGVzLWFmdGVyLXNleC10by1hdm9pZC1iZW luZy1lYXRlbi_SAXxodHRwczovL2Fyc3RlY2huaWNhLmNvbS9z Y2llbmNlLzIwMjIvMDQvbWFsZS1zcGlkZXJzLXNwZWVkaWx5LW NhdGFwdWx0LW9mZi10aGVpci1tYXRlcy1hZnRlci1zZXgtdG8t YXZvaWQtYmVpbmctZWF0ZW4vP2FtcD0x?oc=5) Ars Technica
Spider avoids being eaten after sex by launching itself away at 88cm/s (https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiK2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9Z3 BnNXpzTU1USUXSAQA?oc=5) New Scientist
This spider's solution to sexual cannibalism? Catapulting away (https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMia2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5iY25ld3MuY29tL3NjaWVuY2Uvc2 NpZW5jZS1uZXdzL3NwaWRlcnMtc29sdXRpb24tc2V4dWFsLWNh bm5pYmFsaXNtLWNhdGFwdWx0aW5nLWF3YXktcmNuYTI0NTcw0g EqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vbmV3cy9hbXAvcmNu YTI0NTcw?oc=5) NBC News
This animal catapults itself away right after having sex (and it isn't a human) (https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMic2h0dHBzOi8vYm9pbmdib2luZy5uZXQvMjAyMi8wNC8yNS 90aGlzLWFuaW1hbC1jYXRhcHVsdHMtaXRzZWxmLWF3YXktcmln aHQtYWZ0ZXItaGF2aW5nLXNleC1hbmQtaXQtaXNudC1hLWh1bW FuLmh0bWzSAQA?oc=5) Boing Boing
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