Animals That Eat Their Mates

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Many animals eat their mates during or after mating in a practice called sexual cannibalism

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Here is a list of some animals that eat their mates 

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Female praying mantises sometimes eat their mates after mating, which may provide the female with nutrition for herself and the offspring

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Some species of octopus eat their mates, especially when the male is smaller than the female

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Female jumping spiders eat their male mates, especially after mating. Larger females are more likely to eat their mates

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Female green anacondas have the tendency to eat their mates, usually smaller males, after mating

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Some species of chameleons are also known to eat their mates, with females sometimes eating males during or after mating

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