Sexual Cannibalism

NOVA scienceNOW by WGBH Science Unit

Nov 29, 20114:32Religion & Spirituality

In this podcast, biologist Maydianne Andrade explains that sexual cannibalism-a gruesome mating behavior shown of Redback Spiders-is a prime example of how evolution works. Podcast produced by David Levin. Interview by J...

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