#and maannn scientists have put these guys through so much shit it's hilarious
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Maybe I've just had my nose buried in the books for too long, but something about this is hilarious to me. Scientists put 16 males together, told them a female was nearby, and the males got so excited in their search for females that they tried to mate with each other, except they were all too excited to even stand still long enough to attempt copulation
#mod poppy#i'm writing a mini-thesis on t. molitor's reproductive behavior (for uni not for the blog sorry)#and maannn scientists have put these guys through so much shit it's hilarious#also t. molitor SUCK at copulation even when all conditions are right but imo that just makes it funnier#they find mates by just randomly bumping into them. no pheromone trails just a cloud with a range if like. an inch or two.#they can't even figure out if they're mating with the head or tail#useless bugs. i love them.
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