Matriphagy

Matriphagy is the condition where organisms feed on their own mother. This behaviour is commonly found in spiders.[1][2][3]

List of species that engage in matriphagy

References

  1. ↑ "For Some Animals, Baby's First Meal is Its Mother". Mental Floss. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  2. ↑ Bonner, Walt (2015-05-07). "'Mom of the year?' Mother spider feeds self to babies". Fox News. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  3. ↑ "Zoologger: The baby spiders that munch up their mum". New Scientist. Retrieved 2017-03-23.


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