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"Copulation" tag
Flies caught in the act are at risk of becoming a bat's dinner, particularly if they're being noisy. Image: Siemers et al., Current Biology Volume 22 Issue 14
Animals, Insects, Nature, News, Science

Sex kills — if you’re a fly

The buzzing of wings during mating lures in hungry bats.

This shows a cannibalized male Argiope bruennichi inside the female's web. Image: S.M.Zimmer
Animals, Environment, Nature, News

Choosing the right partner is a survival skill

  Love is a battlefield — and the male wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) is one of its survivors.

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