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Males from a species of spider that is common in China use a catapult mechanism to fling themselves away from the females after sex to avoid getting eaten.

No, no, no, no, NO! This columnist could live the rest of my life without being made aware of another story about spiders. I know I'm not the only person living in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with a deep hatred of spiders (and many other critters) that I will never get over. Very few people love spiders.

Apparently, spider crickets are the latest insect that everybody’s talking about, and we’ve got them right here in the Hudson Valley.

The male communal orb-weaving spider Philoponella prominens is a regular relationship ghoster.

You thought humans had bizarre sexual preferences? There has been a growing body of information demonstrating how bizarre spider sex is in recent years

While we complain about the cold, and the lingering winter-like conditions, we may be forgetting that at least frigid Northern Illinois weather keeps the bugs away...for the most part.

Researchers involved in the study found that preventing a male spider from fleeing after mating would result in the female devouring it. 26.04.2022, Sputnik International

Apparently, spider crickets are the latest insect that everybody’s talking about, and we’ve got them right here in the Hudson Valley.

Secret of how Philoponella prominens makes a post-coital exit to avoid certain death has baffled scientists – until now

While we complain about the cold, and the lingering winter-like conditions, we may be forgetting that at least frigid Northern Illinois weather keeps the bugs away...for the most part.