if you think the mating rituals at your
local singles bars strange Tom Whitley
get a load of black widow spiders first
of all the weight advantage
the female weighs 30 times what the male
does to put it in human terms
he weighs 200 pounds she weighs 6,000
okay now here’s the approach he inches
toward her tapping his legs to woo her
they’d better make nice because if she
bites him he’s sleeping The Big Sleep
he should be begging and happy if we get
together will you promise not to kill me
please the venom of a black widow can
kill numerous species including humans
she lets him approach he gets ready to
mate apparently what he’s doing here is
an erotic ritual okay now here’s the big
moment that’s the male inserting sperm
into the female using its fear called a
palp
as you can see part of the ritual is
leaving part of himself inside the
female that’s how much he wants it he’s
willing to donate a body part
the female can now lay her eggs that
silky sack contains 200 black widow
spider eggs
[Music]
and this is one of five silky sacks
she’ll produce from this particular
mating in two weeks one thousand newborn
black widow spiders will be unleashed on
this little Virginia garden they’re out
there almost anywhere in the US so
whatever you do look out for that
telltale red hourglass
local singles bars strange Tom Whitley
get a load of black widow spiders first
of all the weight advantage
the female weighs 30 times what the male
does to put it in human terms
he weighs 200 pounds she weighs 6,000
okay now here’s the approach he inches
toward her tapping his legs to woo her
they’d better make nice because if she
bites him he’s sleeping The Big Sleep
he should be begging and happy if we get
together will you promise not to kill me
please the venom of a black widow can
kill numerous species including humans
she lets him approach he gets ready to
mate apparently what he’s doing here is
an erotic ritual okay now here’s the big
moment that’s the male inserting sperm
into the female using its fear called a
palp
as you can see part of the ritual is
leaving part of himself inside the
female that’s how much he wants it he’s
willing to donate a body part
the female can now lay her eggs that
silky sack contains 200 black widow
spider eggs
[Music]
and this is one of five silky sacks
she’ll produce from this particular
mating in two weeks one thousand newborn
black widow spiders will be unleashed on
this little Virginia garden they’re out
there almost anywhere in the US so
whatever you do look out for that
telltale red hourglass
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