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Female wētā insects have two sets of genitals and eat male ejaculate

7 April 2022

Female short-tailed ground wētās have two sets of genitals, one to receive sperm and the other to receive extra ejaculate that they eat to survive parenting

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Female wētā insects have two sets of genitals and eat male ejaculate

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