Look at the extravagantly pulvinate abdomen of this female fly — it’s very sexy to the male fly. But it’s all a FAKE. Misandry! Conniving, scheming female!
Pharyngula
Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
Look at the extravagantly pulvinate abdomen of this female fly — it’s very sexy to the male fly. But it’s all a FAKE. Misandry! Conniving, scheming female!
Spermjacking in progress
Rebecca Watson has even more to answer for.
This is a cool case of sexual selection acting on females, specifically because the males make an unusually large parental investment and thus must be choosy. Totally confirms my prejudices about the situations in which sexual selection should be expected. The fact that it involves lying is just gravy.
Fascinating link, there. I had not heard of any of that. Wow.
This explains a LOT about my girlfriends’ behaviours.
You have to work on clickbaiting your headlines.
That should have been entitled: “Animal kingdom research provides insights into human mating behaviour.”
If you can’t apply this to picking up in a bar, no one will read it.