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10 Animals that Can SELF DESTRUCT?

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Animals have really weird abilities and for some of them, self-destruction is a normal
thing in life. For some of these animals, mating is more important than death. Let’s look
at a list of 10 animals that can self destruct.

Number 10.) Stegodyphus lineatus Spiders
While many animal species go to significant lengths to obtain food for their young and
care for them in a variety of important ways, the female Desert Spider Stegodyphus
lineatus goes much further. In the breeding season, females produce higher quantities
of enzymes. Females catch more prey and then vomit the meals for their young. After
coughing up a slurry made from her victims, the mother is then killed by the damaging
effects of increased enzyme production. Once dead, her own young can eat her. The
term this type of behavior is called matriphagy, which is the correct biological term
meaning that the baby spiders eat their own mother. Males measure just under half an
inch, but fortunately for the hungry youngsters, females are just a little larger at slightly
over half an inch in length.

Number 9.) Exploding Ants of Borneo
Explosive attacks may be the stuff of military-themed movies, but for certain ants in
Borneo, blowing themselves to oblivion is exactly how they fight for the greater goal of

colony survival. Living in the trees and trying to mind their own business, the explosive
ant species Colobopsis explodens, also known as the Exploding Ants is most
appropriately named. This particular species of ant is rare. Since they lack any venom
that can be injected or powerful mandibles to bite potential attackers, a different and
individually costly way of protecting colonies and the species as a whole has developed.
The individual sacrifices of the grenade-like creatures are carried out in attacks where
the ants hitch onto a predator and then burst themselves open. The bursting action,
accomplished by forceful muscle action, delivers a spattering of yellow goo that is toxic
to the point of being fatal to predators and effective in discouraging the predators from
attacking their would-be prey.

Number 8.) Giant Pacific Octopus
Here’s a case where the offspring can’t count on parental support. Giant Pacific
octopuses are semelparous, meaning they reproduce only once. Once the task is
completed, they enter a state of deterioration, during which males are known to move
about aimlessly in open water, leaving themselves vulnerable to predators, while the
female stops feeding and dies almost immediately after its eggs have hatched.
According to research compiled by marine biologists in 2007, it takes the female giant
Pacific Octopus upwards of 4.5 years to complete the breeding process. Strands are
laid which can contain as many as 400,000 eggs. After all that devoted duty, the mother
will die from starvation after the eggs are hatched. Experts say that the father will drift
about aimlessly in the open water and make himself vulnerable to predators.


Number 7) Painted Buntings
Native to the Southeastern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America,
Painted Bunting males are among the most stunningly colored and patterned small
birds in existence. Yet, the glorious appearance of these birds is damaged by a mating
season lifestyle so violent that it is nothing short of hideous at times. After the activity,
eyes may be pecked out, wounds gouged beneath the feathers, and wings damaged
badly. Among the bird wresting and bill stabbing, a number of males are left disfigured
every year or simply die in the bid to be the one best positioned to mate. What a gamble
mating must be for them. Male Painted Buntings that survive the violent competition that
precedes mating gain the advantage of passing on the genes of a strong and successful
rival that was able to hold a territory. The bright plumage may enhance the reproductive
appeal and help intimidate rivals, but the color show also presents an increased risk of
predation.


Number 6) Australian Redback Spider
the Australian Redback Spider is Glossy, black and red, and resembles a Black Widow.
It is a species with a secret to survival and a path of living that includes a rather
horrendous sexual life. Native to Australia and found all around the country, it is worth
noting that this species of spider has been benefited by human settlement, extending far
beyond Western Australia to inhabit a range of environments, particularly settled
habitats. Potentially deadly to humans because of its venomous bite, the Redback
Spider preys on insects and also other spiders, small mammals, and reptiles from time

to time. Males are less than half the size of females, and are often victims of “sexual
cannibalism.