Adult males wrestle to gain mating rights with a female. They have specialized, trident-shaped horns growing from their heads and thoraxes. The cephalic horn grows from its head, and two more grow ...

In nature, males eager attempts to mate with females can be so extreme that they will harm females. Such negative impact of mating interactions has been suggested to promote the emergence of new ...

.Over 100 species of insects engage in same-sex mating (in some species, it's even more common than heterosexual mating). Scientists have been speculating about why they might what leads to the ...

No need to buy this beetle a drink first. While many human men may struggle with the concept, male darkling beetles know the importance of foreplay — specifically, oral sex with his lady bug.

Sexual selection in the Forked Fungus Beetle favors larger body and horn size, and a new study investigates the relationship between these traits and the beetles' grip strength, which is crucial for ...

New research shows that same-sex mating among male insects is more likely to be due to incompetence rather than sexual preference. More than 100 species of insects engage in same-sex mating behavior, ...

Chalk up another casualty in the battle of the sexes. Playing the field does not help female seed beetles find the best father for their offspring, researchers say, dispelling a common notion about ...

A group of researchers including Wataru Kojima, an associate professor of animal ecology at Yamaguchi University's Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, has found that most female ...

Two male stag beetles, lucanus cervus, contesting their power over territory on a sunny day in summer with green blurred background. Brown horned bugs fighting in nature.© WildMedia/Shutterstock.com ...

This unconventional, yet potentially impactful alternative outcome of sexual conflict was described by scientists from Arizona State University (US), the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), Lund ...