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Male spiders play dead when they want to get laid

Read more: http://www.newscientist.com... Researchers from the University of Aarhus have been observing that some nursery web spiders lure potential mates by playing dead.  
 
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AngelaOpiniano (4 weeks ago) Show Hide
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omg why'd i watch this, now i feel like there are spiders all over me D:
pewfeet (1 month ago) Show Hide
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spiders was doin 69 style
scorpion50092 (6 months ago) Show Hide
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hustlin spiders
mbap23 (7 months ago) Show Hide
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I thought it was after they marry you......
Azilythe (9 months ago) Show Hide
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Spiders are necrophiliac
WhiVe87 (9 months ago) Show Hide
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not all spiders eat each other ....
GerbilEssences (9 months ago) Show Hide
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These Nursery web spiders do. The male sometimes offers her a fly before mating in the hope she will be too stuffed to eat him ;)
WhiVe87 (9 months ago) Show Hide
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oh ok, thx for the information :)
KMXXXsub (10 months ago) Show Hide
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Best way to commit suicide!!!
KMXXXsub (10 months ago) Show Hide
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Lol!!!!! You'd have any girl you want! Lol!!!

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