A new study looks at the creepy-crawlies’ sexual habits.
OceanGate CEO wasn’t interested in tourism, charged passengers $250K to fund Titanic research: sourceScientists at the University of Vienna have uncovered the creepy-crawlies’ sexual habits. Male spider mites will “undress” their female counterparts before copulation, according to a study published in the scientific journalOwing to intense competition for mates, male spider mites will look for females nearing maturity and guard them up until their skin — the “exuvia” — can be removed for sex.
Just like humans, spider mites have recently been discovered to “undress” partners before copulation.Researchers also determined that this behavior is an adaptive one, which evolved as males found new strategies for circumventing sexual competition.Even though the creatures are only half a millimeter in size, the male of the species proves his mettle by guarding the female throughout the evolutionary stage just before maturity — which typically lasts around 24 hours.
“In many species, takeovers by rival males and/or interference and displacement of guards during, or shortly after, female emergence may occur.”
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