[Applause] this is a male Australian redback spider this is a female Australian redback spider she's also a relative of the Black Widow and one of the most poisonous spiders in the world this male is courting this female spider and he has to do it for at least 100 minutes if he hopes to not get eaten by her when they mate this is what happens if he doesn't do the 100-minute courtship Dance Before mating she's going to eat him this is what happens if he completes the 100-minute courtship dance he earns the chance to get away
after the first mating and the opportunity to mate with her again and this this is just not fair this first male spider here is engaged in his 100-minute courtship dance when this other male sneaks in and mates with the female come on although the female immediately eats the Intruder so maybe he gets what he deserves for butting in line but still all that hard work the research was conducted by Jeff stolz and Miana and Dr at the University of Toronto Scarboro they study these spiders to learn why Evolution selects certain traits over others for Discovery
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