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Bangladesh
Newly-wed strangled by husband
2009-02-12
Come to think of it, I think I used to be married to her, too...
Posted by:Fred

#4  Spiders, too. Again the female eating the male. In some species being eaten is necessary for fertilization to take place, I believe. And the extra protein gives the mother more strength to lay eggs or something.

Carbon Monoxide = CO? Love it, Rambler!
Posted by: trailing wife    2009-02-12 21:51  

#3  CO, yeah, but with praying mantises, it's the female who kills the male.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2009-02-12 18:33  

#2  No biggie. Praying mantises do this all the time.
Posted by: Carbon Monoxide   2009-02-12 12:37  

#1  Let me guess. Was the husband a Quaker?

Posted by: Frozen Al   2009-02-12 11:35  

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