6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

Zee Media Bureau
Jul 15, 2024

Mantis

Female mantis are much bigger and stronger thus they practice sexual cannibalism.

Black Widow Spider

Some studies have shown that when in captivity, female spiders eat the male for nutrition.

Jumping Spider

Female jumping spiders only mate once so they are picky. If they don't like their mate, the male spider gets eaten.

Green Anaconda

A female green anaconda mates with several males at a time. To get energy they sometimes eat the male anacondas.

Scorpion

Female scorpions give live birth thus to get nutrition they sometimes eat the male scorpion.

Octopus

Male octopuses after they have injected sperm into the female are often eaten.

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