7 Shocking Examples of Animals That Consume Their Mates

RIVANSHI RAKHRAI

Female scorpions sometimes consume their partners to gain extra energy for childbirth.

Scorpions

During scarcity or when the partner is no longer needed for mating, honeybees and some other bee species may eat their partners.

Honeybees

Certain species of sea slugs engage in eating their male mates after mating.

Sea Slugs

While not common, some female anacondas cannibalize their mates after mating

Anaconda

In some sagebrush cricket species, male crickets willingly offer themselves as a post-mating feast for females.

Sagebrush Crickets

After mating, black widow spiders are known to eat their mates, believed to enhance reproductive success.

Black Widow Spider