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She's A Man-Eater, And That's OK With Male Orb-Weaving Spiders

<em>Cyrtophora citricola</em>, a type of orb-weaving spider, live in big colonies. So males potentially have a large pool of females from which to choose a mate. (Buschwerk/Flickr)
Cyrtophora citricola, a type of orb-weaving spider, live in big colonies. So males potentially have a large pool of females from which to choose a mate. (Buschwerk/Flickr)

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