Sexual Cannibalism in Advanced Races
Horny and Hungry
"You're like a father to me."
"Yeah, I wish you were dead, too."
"Thanks, Dad!"
I have a world in my stories in which the inhabitants evolved from a race that practices sexual cannibalism. That is, the female eats the male during impregnation, just like the black widow spider. Yum!
Thankfully, not all sex involves reproduction. It's not until the females reach sexual maturity, several hundred years, that their mates "˜go to dinner' for the last time.
In the interest of brevity:
The Females
The society in which the creatures, sentient and spacefaring, live is fraught with gossip from the females: disdain about the males and complaining about the males leaving them to be single parents.
The Males
The males of the species, on the other hand, have a Spartanistic (yes, I know that's not a real word) ;)~ humor about their fate. Always joking about "˜meal time' and the fact that father figures are deceased.
No-Nos
Cultural taboos in my story only involve dating someone's wife. Physiology of my characters only allow the female to mate once. Hence, those dating mothers are cowards escaping the fate of contributing to future generations.
Thoughts?
How would a culture under these constraints develop over thousands of years (cultural years)? I'd be delighted to learn your opinions. Several of you out there are incredibly knowledgeable and imaginative.
Let's build a world!
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