redback

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However, in the end, they say the best odds for a redback male to mate successfully and avoid being eaten afterwards are when he has the female all to himself and can perform the vibrating courtship at length and uninterrupted.

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  1. The red-backed sandpiper, or American dunlin. A. Wilson. See cut under dunlin. [New Jersey.]
  2. The pectoral sandpiper, Tringa maculata. [Local, U. S.]

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  • For more information, visit Redback Networks at www. redback.com. —  Digital50.com Digital 50 Daily Industry News RSS Feed
  • The venomous nasties range from white-tailed and redback spiders to the humble kina, which can cause a nasty wound with its spikes.
  • Dec 08, 2008 | not rated yet | no comments yet Big males outperform smaller ones in head-to-head mating contests but diminutive males make ten times better lovers because they're quicker to mature and faster on their feet, a new study of redback spiders reveals. —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • But if it ever were to happen, can we expect the Darwinists to come to her defense by pointing to the female redback spider? —  Evolution News & Views
  • The poisonous redback spider may become a more common sight throughout New Zealand because of climate change. —  Radio New Zealand News Headlines
 

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