Sexual cannibalism is when an animal, usually the female, cannibalizes its mate prior to, during, or after copulation. It is a trait observed in many arachnid...
45 KB (5,265 words) - 04:52, 17 June 2024
Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. Cannibalism is a common ecological interaction in the animal kingdom...
42 KB (5,069 words) - 22:48, 19 September 2024
of female sexual cannibalism where a female spider kills and eats a male before, during, or after copulation. Cases of non-sexual cannibalism or male cannibalism...
8 KB (950 words) - 09:00, 22 August 2024
Human cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings. A person who practices cannibalism is called...
91 KB (13,059 words) - 09:35, 26 September 2024
systems. Sexual cannibalism is a behaviour in which a female animal kills and consumes the male before, during, or after copulation. Sexual cannibalism confers...
128 KB (13,928 words) - 02:03, 3 September 2024
Mantis (section Sexual cannibalism)
hard capsules and hatch in the spring. Females sometimes practice sexual cannibalism, eating their mates after copulation. Mantises were considered to...
70 KB (6,832 words) - 15:12, 26 August 2024
European mantis (section Sexual cannibalism)
spots a male, she is very likely to attack and kill him (see also: Sexual cannibalism). Therefore, males can be observed to be very slow and cautious in...
35 KB (4,278 words) - 01:53, 30 September 2024
providing a nuptial gift in response to sexual cannibalism. Male body size is not under selection due to cannibalism in all spider species such as Nephila...
106 KB (12,402 words) - 02:23, 1 October 2024
it will resort to cannibalism. In addition to sexual cannibalism, Latrodectus hesperus are also known to engage in sibling cannibalism. Like other members...
29 KB (2,992 words) - 02:05, 8 August 2024
Anaconda (section Sexual cannibalism)
position on the female. Cannibalism is quite easy in anacondas since females are so much larger than males, but sexual cannibalism has only been confirmed...
27 KB (2,569 words) - 01:14, 25 August 2024