Why insects have gay sex

Aviator

Elder Lister
This article is an eye opener to all of you who dispute that homosexuality is prevalent in nature.


Why Insects Have Gay Sex
Insect sex may seem fairly simple: fluttering dances, clasping abdomens, a quick mount on a forest floor. But a new review of homosexual insect encounters suggests the acts may not be that straightforward for the individuals involved.


Researchers have widely examined homosexual behavior in mammals and birds, but have addressed it less frequently in insects and spiders. To assess the range of evolutionary explanations for same-sex intercourse in the invertebrate world, a team of biologists from Tel Aviv University in Israel and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland examined roughly 100 existing studies on the topic and compiled the first comprehensive review of homosexuality in invertebrates. The review was published earlier this month in the journal Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.

The team focused on male-male interactions to simplify the analysis,
 

Ramses

Elder Lister
Insects exhibit numerous weird traits such as cannibalism, slavery...... Why do you find this particular strange behavior special?

Faga! Go tell it to the insects!
Ungekula block only that once in a while you post very informative posts
 
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