Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the toxic male technique, genetically engineered male insects would implant semen containing toxic venom into the female ...

"This book is published on the occasion of the Royal Entomological Society's International Symposium on 'The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems' in St. Andrews, September 4-6, 2013. All symposium ...

A new study on the mating behavior of jumping bristletail (Petrobiellus akkesiensis) reports the first documented case of direct sperm transfer via genital coupling in apterygote hexapods. The study ...

Some insects have detachable penises, others produce sperm that is 20 times the size of their own body. Others have evolved with special equipment to help them tear rivals off potential mates. Insects ...

Orchids are masters of deception, using visual mimicry, chemical signals, and complex structures to manipulate pollinators without offering any reward. Some species imitate the appearance and scent of ...

Researchers show that ozone levels, such as those found in many places on hot summer days today, destroy the sex pheromones of fruit fly species. As a result, some natural mating boundaries maintained ...