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The devoted spider dads who fix up nurseries for their babies

Brian Owens · November 24, 2016 ·

Most male spiders bail out after mating – if they make it through the process alive, that is, as females of many spider species cannibalise their mates. But not this spider. Male Manogea porracea in South America not only help with childcare, they often end up as single dads. Read more in New Scientist.

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