In nature, male attempts to mate with females can be so extreme that they can harm the females. Such negative impacts of mating interactions have been suggested to promote the emergence of new species ...

.Over 100 species of insects engage in same-sex mating (in some species, it's even more common than heterosexual mating). Scientists have been speculating about why they might what leads to the ...

The nocturnal mating rituals of hairy scarab beetles are helping pollinate one of Perth's most common native trees, in a discovery that highlights the unusual adaptations of Australian plants and the ...

No need to buy this beetle a drink first. While many human men may struggle with the concept, male darkling beetles know the importance of foreplay — specifically, oral sex with his lady bug.

The life of a stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) is short and dramatic. Their mating rituals, as seen in this YouTube video, are more akin to a Shakespearean Tragedy. Males stage a fight to the death, while ...

New research shows that same-sex mating among male insects is more likely to be due to incompetence rather than sexual preference. More than 100 species of insects engage in same-sex mating behavior, ...

A group of researchers including Wataru Kojima, an associate professor of animal ecology at Yamaguchi University’s Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, has found that most female ...

Adult males wrestle to gain mating rights with a female. They have specialized, trident-shaped horns growing from their heads and thoraxes. The cephalic horn grows from its head, and two more grow ...

This unconventional, yet potentially impactful alternative outcome of sexual conflict was described by scientists from Arizona State University (US), the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), Lund ...

Same sex mating behaviour amongst male insects is much more likely to be due to incompetence, than sexual preference, male-male competition or evolutionary motivation - according to new research from ...