“Unveil the Chilling Secrets: 10 Bone-Chilling Spider Facts That Will Leave You Breathless!”
The results were eye-opening in terms of how abundant spiders are. The study found that out of those 50 North Carolina homes, every single one had spiders in it. Sixty-eight percent of them had eight-legged guests in the bathrooms and more than 75% had spiders in the bedrooms!
Male Redback Widow Spiders Force-Feed Themselves To Their Mates
Widow spider females will often eat the smaller males while mating. Sometimes, the males try to escape this fate and run away. But some male red widow spiders will actually force-feed themselves to their partner by placing themselves in her jaw.
This disturbing behavior seems to have a purpose. According to ecologist and spider expert Maydianne Andrade, “[mating] encounters between redback spiders are longer if the male allows himself to be cannibalized.” So by sacrificing himself, the male is helping to ensure that the species survives. Talk about selflessness.
Spiders Lay Hundreds Of Eggs At Once
The average house spider can lay hundreds, and sometimes even thousands, of eggs at once. To reproduce, females hold their eggs in several sacs, each with hundreds of eggs inside of it.
The spiders’ abdomens will visibly expand with a large number of eggs, and then contract after they’ve laid their eggs. After about two to three weeks, the eggs hatch into live spiders. Then it takes about a year for the hatchlings (also called spiderlings) to reach adulthood.
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