Sunday, December 27, 2009

Spiderman plays a Rotten trick

Males of this species offer food gifts to potential female mates. Some Pisaura mirabilis have also been observed to feign death, remaining still while holding the food gift in their mouths. When the female approaches and tries to take the food away, the male springs back to life and attempts to mate. The strategy of playing dead more than doubles a male's odds of successfully achieving copulation, from 40% to 89%.

3 comments:

Mr roT said...

This works in SE Texas and Louisiana.

Tecumseh said...

What kind of food are we talking about?

Mr roT said...

Juicy babes.