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A study from Florida State University suggests that female animals can learn from their elders or peers when it comes to choosing mates. The research proposes that female animals can copy the mate choices of more experienced females and develop a preference for distinctive males, shedding light on the factors influencing sexual selection and attractiveness in the animal kingdom.
Female funnel weaving spiders engage in sexual catalepsy, playing dead during sex to make males less worried about being eaten, allowing them to choose the best mates. Researchers have found that sexual catalepsy is controlled by females and acts as a way for them to choose their mates. This behavior is observed in several other species of funnel weaving spiders, but it is too soon to tell if the technique works the same way across the rest of the group.