The female cactus-feeding bug doesn’t need a male…for long. After a single, quick mating session, the female cactus bug (Narnia femorata) — an insect that eats the fruit and pads of cacti — can store enough sperm inside her body to produce offspring for her entire lifetime, a new study shows. So, what happens if […]
Source: One and done: The sperm-storing bug that settled in Florida – ScienceBlog.com