STORY OF INTEREST: Male wasp spiders prefer virgins
MSNBC.COM - Monday, November 1st, 2010 at 3:08 PM
Male spiders that get to have sex only once or twice in their lives are far more interested in a female spider’s virginity than in her size, according to a new study. The finding surprised scientists, who noted that larger females tend to be more fertile.
Most male wasp spiders have only a single shot at love because their female partners eat them right after copulation. Even those (doubly) lucky guys that escape this sexual cannibalism, however, can mate only one more time before their skirt-chasing days are over.
That’s because during sex, the male will intentionally snap off one of his two genitalia inside his lady friend in an attempt to keep her from getting impregnated by future suitors.
This cringe-inducing strategy often pays off: Males that penetrate a female first have a threefold edge in ultimately becoming daddies.
Therefore, for wasp spiders, scoring a virgin female evolutionarily trumps having sex with a plumper partner that could produce more eggs and offspring.
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@My2Sense:
On behalf of most women, I would say that is what we did, we took him jokingly. After all, laughter is the best medicine. But what woman is a virgin after she reaches 20 years in the year 2010?
THEM FEMALE SPIDER TO DAM SALOP THAT IS WHY THE MALE SPIDER PREFER THE VIRGIN. THEM FEMALE SPIDERS THAT ARE NOT VIRGINS THEIR BOOMBOOM ALWAYS RED AND THEY TAKING PLENT MALE SPIDER.
THEY ALSO HAVE LESBIAN SPIDER EH EH
@mouth of the south: Speak for yourself ‘MotS’ – not ALL men would prefer virgins. However, I can understand why some men would (if they lack a certain level of confidence regarding their ability to satisfy a woman who knows what to expect and what they want!)
And I’m not too sure about your other statement either. I know some women who would love to teach a man from scratch!
And, are you blaming women for the immorality in society! I wonder what the female readers have to say about that.
But anyway, I think your statements were made jokingly and were not meant to be taken serious (at least I hope so).
Nice article though.
That is My2Sense.
big girls rule
very interesting
good for them because me myself after two marriages and three children..i prefer virgins
heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy they doe easy
Mother nature never ceases to amaze me!!!!
duuuuhhhhh lol,,,if any man could get a virgin on the regular they would take them anytime,,,,but women don’t want virgin men lol,,,,,nah they want us to come well ready 4 action,,,,,not willing to teach lol,,,,then u wonder why there is so much immorallity,,,, all men prefer virgins,,,if makes u feel u have accomplished something in life lol!!!!!!
interesting story…
DNO thanks for the insight……
Duhhhh- Why not. I dont need a science book to tell me that.
“Most male wasp spiders have only a single shot at love because their female partners eat them right after copulation. Even those (doubly) lucky guys that escape this sexual cannibalism, however, can mate only one more time before their skirt-chasing days are over” this is so funny! Wish we could do this to some men out there, that is nice payback for their virginity… LMAO
A-a! I agree with them spiders.
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