Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for April 12, 2023

Not all female spiders (not all species of spiders) do this.

I guess Katie did.

Hey, some of them mates throw themselves on the females pincers in a self sacrifice to make sure she is too stuffed to go looking for another male for another go at fertilising her eggs. That’s ‘love’. Others tie the female’s legs to make sure they can make a quick get away. That’s good thinking. :)

Katie lied?

Like the song said “I don’t like Spiders and Snakes” ;-)

Nature can be so disturbing.

One of those conversations between husband and wife that no one really wants to witness.

That one went weird.

Why does the name Bobbitt come to mine? :)

One and done for her.

Hey, eatin’ ain’t cheatin’…

Clearly not her FAVORITE meal.

I can’t believe Katie would do a thing like that.

Brilliant conversation…..

Studies that found some female spiders eat their mates were done in little glass boxes where the men had nowhere to run to. But normally, the male spider just leaves, so they don’t get eaten.