00:00Male Nephela spiders literally rip off their own genitals right inside the female to survive.
00:06Why would any animal permanently mutilate its own body during its very first mating attempt?
00:12Common sense says keeping your body intact lets you mate again,
00:16but running away actually guarantees total failure.
00:20The broken body part acts like a permanent cork,
00:23completely sealing the female shut and blocking all rival males.
00:28This extreme sacrifice guarantees paternity,
00:32proving why male Nephela spiders literally rip off their own genitals.
