I mean, listen. These species of insects, some of them are like, 99% male.
At some point it's just the practical approach.
At some point it's just the practical approach.
I mean, listen. These species of insects, some of them are like, 99% male.
At some point it's just the practical approach.
I'm vaguely remembering a species of ant or bee that rips open the male to get the sperm.
Incorrect.
Also there's a type of spider, can't remember which, that stabs its partner in the belly and then just chucks the sperm in there.Ornamental Tree Trunk spiders/Coin spiders bite off their own dick once it's over.
Hardcore.
Also there's a type of spider, can't remember which, that stabs its partner in the belly and then just chucks the sperm in there.
Some beetles have spiked penises entirely to accomplish this.Also there's a type of spider, can't remember which, that stabs its partner in the belly and then just chucks the sperm in there.
I assume the idea here is that bugs don't fuck for pleasure.Why is the idea that bugs may want to participate in Gay sex automatically called a mistake?
I'd say it's more "unintentional" since it's male insects drawn to female pheromones stuck to males that have recently mated. "Want" is probably too strong a word for insect sexual behavior.Why is the idea that bugs may want to participate in Gay sex automatically called a mistake?
Sex Attractant and Aggregation Pheromones of Male Phytophagous Insects said:Of 1,314 species of insects with confirmed attraction responses to identified pheromones (Mayer and McLaughlin 1990), 1,260 of these pheromones are produced by females. Only 54 of those 1,314 species use male-produced sex attractants. A few species have been found to be equivocal in this regard, with the same attractant pheromone produced by both sexes or with the producing sex not known. Generally, though, when potential mates rendezvous via pheromones, the female signals and the male searches.
Serious post do bugs have sex other than to procreate i assume that's whyWhy is the idea that bugs may want to participate in Gay sex automatically called a mistake?
Not just insects. I study nematode mating and the males spend half the time in a massive worm orgy with each other.
...It's honestly kinda frustrating.
I do have a theory that part of the reason it hasn't been evolutionarily selected against like in other species is because males that trace other males tend to find hermaphrodites more easily. Basically, bi advantage.
Sure it starts off as an innocent mistake but then you suddenly realize nothing turns you on like mothboys...
I highly appreciate any field of science where you can look up from a microscope and scowl, "damn, I've detected another orgy!"
There aren't many creatures out there that have sex for pleasure. Pretty sure the few that do are mammals.Why is the idea that bugs may want to participate in Gay sex automatically called a mistake?
At least you don't have to add any fluid when you're preparing your slide.Tbh it usually ends up being more like the "oh you" meme.
"Oh worms!" [hands on hips, looking at microscope in dismay]
Ornamental Tree Trunk spiders/Coin spiders bite off their own dick once it's over.
Hardcore.
Traumatic insemination - Wikipedia
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Nature is pretty weird.