link 1 May LastIn-FirstOut structures linked to violent sex»

Males of the aptly-named Harpactea sadistica species pierce the abdomen of females, fertilising their eggs directly in the ovaries.

The so-called traumatic insemination gives the first male to inseminate a reproductive advantage by bypassing [“last in, first out”] structures in the females’ genitalia.



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