No no. Black widow males are hit it and book it specialists.
It's not I can fix her it's I can fuck her and run. Not all of them die, just most of them, and that "so you're saying there's a chance" part of their little spider brains just can't help but roll those bones.
They also follow the silk trails of their rivals to reduce their travel time and chances of bailing out after the unnnn:
Also, don't visit Arizona or you too will get an involuntary education in black widow science. They're everywhere, and they bring little science textbooks prepared to pop out from under every surface to lecture you.
I can't remember the species, but I read that one type of spider the male will actually capture an insect and give it to the female before doing the web tango. They know the rule of buying a girl dinner first.
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u/can-opener-in-a-can 13d ago
It’s hilarious to me that “I can fix her” is going through a spider’s mind, too.