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See how to give gifts
The female P. ornata spider evaluates the physical condition of a spider based on a gift wrapped neatly with white silk.
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Scientists have found a way to control flies that mate with lasers
Scientists experimented with a FlyMAD laser beam and made the fly immediately mate with a wax ball nearby.
Biology
The mysterious giant beetle
More commonly known as Titan, this bug can grow to almost 18cm and its teeth are so strong that it can cut a pencil in half.
Biology
Admire the ephemeral species 'reunion' on the river
In the late spring and early summer every year, millions of long-tailed ephemera floated to the surface of the Tisza River (Hungary) to find partners and mate before the…
Biology
Reveal the male spider's cause of eating mates
Masaryk University researchers in the Czech Republic have recently discovered the male spider of Micaria Sociabilis that kills and eats the spider meat because ... age.
Biology
Billions of cicadas will
According to scientists, between April and the end of May, the skies of Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia will be fu…
Biology
Strange creatures have 7 genders
When protozoan Tetrahymena thermophila mate, there are 7 types of paired genes that regulate sex so the gender of the next generation will be different from their parent…
Biology
Identify DNA to avoid mating to save frogs from extinction
What happens if two other frogs mate with each other because they are confused, and then discover that they are not identical and cannot reproduce.
Biology
Behind the
Recently, Dr. Bang Do from Hubei University, China and his colleagues published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology their discoveries that help explain why female spi…
Biology
The unique gift of fireflies
In addition to glowing to seduce mates, male fireflies also offer a unique
Biology
Why mantis female sexual cannibalism?
The cannibalism after mating is common in mantis and some other animals such as spiders, scorpions, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles. This is a problem that evolutionary…
Biology
Living 'loose' to avoid extinction?
The latest study by entomologists shows that the secret of big beehives is that their queen is not faithful, 'life in life' with a single mate. The more the queen bee ha…
Biology
'Hunger' sex, fruit flies turn to self-stimulation with alcohol
According to research published in the journal Science, scientists say that alcohol also stimulates the fruit's brain similarly to when it is satisfied with desire. The…
Biology
Spider eating mates is a reason
The habit of re-mate your partner right after satisfying the love of the female spider is determined to be a necessary action to produce a healthy descendant.
Biology
Spider 'sniffs' to identify 'safe' partner
New research shows that male spiders can identify a 'safe' mate by sniffing spider silk. According to the BBC news agency, males may have used this skill to avoid starvi…