TORONTO, October 22, 2009 — New research shows that male suitors of a female cannibalistic spider risk facing a premature death unless they perform an adequate courtship lasting a minimum of 100 ...

Among spiders, sex doesn’t just create life; it can also end it. Males of many species—including orb-weaving spiders, widow spiders, and wolf spiders—find their fortunes turning on a dime, as the ...

Male redback spiders can sneak in and quickly copulate with a female after a rival male has already spent hours wooing her, yet avoid the usual penalty of short courtship — being eaten prematurely by ...