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6 Animals That Eat Their Mates
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Close-up of a green praying mantis walking on a stone surface with a blurred green background in Japan.
Crazy in Love: Why Some Animals Eat Their Mates
Black widow spider Close-up of a jumping spider with black, white, and orange markings standing on a green leaf. A green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) with dark oval markings along its thick, olive-green body is coiled on muddy ground. scorpion octopus
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When looking like a “snack” goes a bit too far.
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Crazy in Love: Why Some Animals Eat Their Mates
Love can be a dangerous game.
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praying mantis
A praying mantis.
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Black widow spider
A female black widow spider with her egg sac.
U.S. National Park Service
jumping spider
A jumping spider.
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green anaconda
A green anaconda.
© Patrick K. Campbell/Shutterstock.com
scorpion
Scorpion.
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octopus
An octopus.
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