Spider avoids being eaten after sex by launching itself away at 88cm/s

To escape sexual cannibalism, some animals or even play dead – but male orb-weaving spiders have developed another approach: after copulation, they rapidly catapult to safety. Learn more ➤ Subscribe ➤ Get more from New Scientist: Official website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: LinkedIn: About New Scientist: New Scientist was founded in 1956 for “all those interested in scientific discovery and its social consequences”. Today our website, videos, newsletters, app, podcast and print magazine cover the world’s most important, exciting and entertaining science news as well as asking the big-picture questions about life, the universe, and what it means to be human. New Scientist