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These Cockroaches Start Eating Each Other After Sex, And Not Because They’re Hungry – ScienceAlert
Male and female wood roaches are one of the few insect couples suspected of truly mating for life. The secret to one species’ long-lasting love? A bit of mutual…
Male and female wood roaches are one of the few insect couples suspected of truly mating for life. The secret to one species’ long-lasting love? A bit of mutual cannibalism.
In a revelry of post-coital bliss, mating cockroaches (Salganea taiwanensis) have been filmed chowing down on each other’s wings for days on end, taking turns to eat and be eaten.
What’s more, out in the field, over 99 percent of roach parents appear to possess chewed stumps for wings, which suggests the practice is common.
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