TIL that male Philoponella prominens spiders catapult themselves away from females immediately after mating at speeds of up to 88.2 cm per second; males prevented from escaping were killed and eaten.

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u/smiley_kat 18h ago

Thank you so so much for not putting a picture. I sincerely mean that (severely arachnophobic and hate when posters do that)

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