![Male nursery web spiders may be adding chemicals to silk to make nuptial gifts more attractive to females Male nursery web spiders may be adding chemicals to silk to make nuptial gifts more attractive to females](https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2021/male-nursery-web-spide.jpg)
Male nursery web spiders may be adding chemicals to silk to make nuptial gifts more attractive to females
![TIL that male spiders give female spiders gifts of prey wrapped in silk to increase mating success. Wrapping the gift in silk prevents the female from stealing it without copulating and sometimes TIL that male spiders give female spiders gifts of prey wrapped in silk to increase mating success. Wrapping the gift in silk prevents the female from stealing it without copulating and sometimes](https://external-preview.redd.it/jfCbD6zu-_TnhJPn9knPxBzIB4VJIuly-ORXeFi9xvI.jpg?auto=webp&s=b1b1be951e4405ee0e3a6077dd111d7cdb647c60)
TIL that male spiders give female spiders gifts of prey wrapped in silk to increase mating success. Wrapping the gift in silk prevents the female from stealing it without copulating and sometimes
![Hunting spider Pisaura mirabilis Close up of male offering a female wrapped prey as a 'gift' to..., Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. PUN-3958 | agefotostock Hunting spider Pisaura mirabilis Close up of male offering a female wrapped prey as a 'gift' to..., Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. PUN-3958 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/685bd1e8d28f9310699b900f7eed1716/pun-3958.jpg)