Weird Animals: The Dark Side Of Animal Sex And Reproduction

2) Stegodyphus lineatus spiders

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This spider should take the cake for weird animals when it comes to the degree of madness that nature would put a mother through to ensure the survival of her offspring.

The mother spider, after reproduction, would sacrifice herself by allowing her offspring to cannibalize her for nourishment.

This part of nature could really creep one out with the thought of being eaten alive by one’s offspring.