Comments on: Rough Beetle Sex. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/12/rough-beetle-sex/ The Neat Side of the Web Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:55:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Gellner http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/12/rough-beetle-sex/#comment-124751 Gellner Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:04:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/12/rough-beetle-sex/#comment-124751 For more information on this, look up "the red queen". Matt Ridley wrote a fantastic book of the same title, which attempts to explain the phenomenon of Y and X chromosomes "competing" against each other. For more information on this, look up “the red queen”. Matt Ridley wrote a fantastic book of the same title, which attempts to explain the phenomenon of Y and X chromosomes “competing” against each other.

]]> By: Darwin http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/12/rough-beetle-sex/#comment-124252 Darwin Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:58:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/12/rough-beetle-sex/#comment-124252 The reason why it's useful on an evolutionary scale is that it impregnates the female and destroys any possibility that another male will be able to impregnate her later. Thus, only the first male beetle's genes will be passed on. Nasty stuff, really. The reason why it’s useful on an evolutionary scale is that it impregnates the female and destroys any possibility that another male will be able to impregnate her later. Thus, only the first male beetle’s genes will be passed on. Nasty stuff, really.

]]> By: Denita TwoDragons http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/12/rough-beetle-sex/#comment-123798 Denita TwoDragons Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:20:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/12/rough-beetle-sex/#comment-123798 *cringe* Owie...owie...owie...owie... --TwoDragons *cringe* Owie…owie…owie…owie…

–TwoDragons

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/12/rough-beetle-sex/#comment-123787 Alex Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:01:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/12/rough-beetle-sex/#comment-123787 From Neatorama's own <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/30/30-strangest-animal-mating-habits/" rel="nofollow">30 Strangest Animal Mating Habits</a>: <em>Here’s chivalry for you: the male bedbugs don’t even bother with the female’s sex organs. Instead, a male bedbug uses its scimitar-like sexual organ to impale the female bedbug’s body and deposit his sperm! Scientists even have a cute name for this sort of thing: "traumatic insemination." Ouch!</em> From Neatorama’s own 30 Strangest Animal Mating Habits:

Here’s chivalry for you: the male bedbugs don’t even bother with the female’s sex organs. Instead, a male bedbug uses its scimitar-like sexual organ to impale the female bedbug’s body and deposit his sperm!

Scientists even have a cute name for this sort of thing: “traumatic insemination.” Ouch!

]]> By: Ali S. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/12/rough-beetle-sex/#comment-123626 Ali S. Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:15:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/12/rough-beetle-sex/#comment-123626 I can't believe this would be useful on any evolutionary scale, then again, it might be just something beetles think are kinky. I can’t believe this would be useful on any evolutionary scale, then again, it might be just something beetles think are kinky.

]]> By: Jimbo http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/12/rough-beetle-sex/#comment-123514 Jimbo Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:03:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/12/rough-beetle-sex/#comment-123514 I thought those were invented by the French! :p I thought those were invented by the French! :p

]]>