In some spider species, females are known to cannibalize males after sex. Watch as the male nursery web spider attempts to avoid this deadly fate by tying up the female’s legs prior to copulation.
Read more about this kinky spider behavior: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/03/160311-spiders-sex-cannibals-silk-animals-weird-wild-science/
Video courtesy Alissa Anderson
Associate Producer: Jed Winer