Summary[
edit] Description: English: Giant Wood Spider (Nephila pilipes) female eating the male after mating. Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai. Date: 6 November 2010. Source: Own work. Author:
Dr. Raju Kasambe. An orb weaver (Argiope sp.) female eating the male after mating. Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai. The female spiders make a meal of the male once the mating is over. It gives her the required proteins! Otherwise also, the utility of the male is over after the mating. Licensing[
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