Spider that eats its mother?!?!

[dban]

have you guys heard of this?

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1511/is_n11_v16/ai_17643223|

[Erigo]

Yes, it is frequent in many spiders (for example Amaurobius sp.). The mother offers its body to slings because whatever she will die in next days (end of her life cycle).

[bhoeschcod]

Yep many spidies do this.