Do Scorpion Babies Eat Their Mother?
Do Scorpion Babies Eat Their Mother? Do scorpion babies eat their mother? Matriphagy, or mother-eating, is found in some species of insects, scorpions, nematode worms and spiders. One remarkable case of self-sacrifice taken to the limits occurs in crab spiders (Diaea ergandros). The mothers provide their spiderlings with unfertilized “nurse” eggs to eat. Do baby