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How does the brown stink flatter white flirtatious 'mate'?
By day-to-day monitoring, scientists at Vinh University were able to describe in detail the rather interesting flirtatious behavior of white-spotted stink bug (Andrallus…
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Trees also behave like people
New Scientist magazine reports that some plants can choose mates to avoid mating
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Male crickets use scent to seduce
Scientists at the Center for Evolutionary Medicine Research at the University of Western Australia say that male crickets know how to use scent to seduce
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Use ultraviolet rays to avoid enemies
Unlike the reptiles, this lizard has a very sophisticated territorial and anti-enemy defense mechanism. Their bodies have vivid colors that contain many photosensitive o…
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Mosquitoes 'sing' to find a mate
Scientists have discovered that mosquitoes cause a series of malaria deaths to find partners by flapping their wings, creating sound harmony with the subject.
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Must perform a new performance
In order to be given her privilege, the male must perform complex melodies.
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Parasites only mate when enough
On the Science page this week, he and his colleagues at the National Institutes of Health reported that they finally found the answer: putting enough Leishmania individu…
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Extinguish desire to keep your partner
Male fruit flies often secretly release protein into the partner's body, making females no longer want to mate with other guys.
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Torn apart because of love
The red-backed female spiders are usually very aggressive and ready to tear apart male spiders who are unable to mate for a long time.
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The male 'does not manage the distance' to find a partner
Finding a mate can be a hard work, the giant night cricket Cook Strait, Deinacrida rugosa, is a living testament to that.
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Large horns cause small organs to mate
The sometimes bizarre display features that increase the chance of finding animal partners also affect the reproductive process of the population as well as the evolutio…
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Why do the little guys still have mates?
In the beetle world, the big guys often win the race to find a mate, by grabbing the enemy's love to chase it away. But the biggest is not always the best. All beetles -…
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Queen bees promiscuous for descendants
Looking for many males to mate, honey lords take much effort and time. In addition, it puts her at risk of prey to others and some diseases. But all those dangers don't…
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Fleas do ... circus
Perhaps there is only one circus on the planet, but the actors are real great athletes but even if they burn torches in the daytime, they cannot find them, they are flea…
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Why bees cannibalism?
Bees can be evil relatives. Queen bees eat eggs of their children, worker bees also eat with their eggs. This activity can be frightening to humans, but it makes the fam…