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(From the Wikipedia article: Sexual cannibalism) Title: copulatory silk wrapping In order to avoid being consumed by the female, some male spiders may utilize their silk to physically bind the female spider. For example, in Pisaurina Mira, also known as the nursery web spider, the male wraps the legs of the female in silk prior to and during copulation. While he holds legs III and IV of the female, he uses the silk to bond legs I and II. Because the male spider legs play a significant role in copulation, longer leg strength P. mira are generally favored over shorter lengths. In the Paratrechalea genus, males silk wrap nutritive or worthless gifts to avoid being cannibalized by the female spider
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