Mothers are doin’ it for themselves: when males are optional in animal reproduction
Birds do it, bees do it; even water fleas do it! Reproduction without fertilisation is more common than you might think.
Tagged: Reproduction
Seahorses: nature’s true feminists
Despoina Allagioti looks at a few facts about these tiny creatures that can stir up the waters.
Silence of the Spiders: An outsider’s guide to spider sex
Jonathan Orgill investigates musical foreplay, bondage, genital mutilation, guarding, hypnotism and cannibalism. Also spiders.
