Sexy bugs

[Wayne Harrison]

According to the old movie gag, a hitchhiking woman has a better chance of getting a ride if she sticks out an exposed leg. Now, ecologists have discovered that striking a sexy pose also works for a very clever species of hitchhiking beetle.

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[cob]

a new chapter in the story of "The Birds and the Bees". How do you explain that, Daddy?

[vaejovis]

Many beetles in deserts and dune areas have adapted longer, stilted legs and fine hairs that trap cool air around them.

[bigalpha]

there's also beetles that roll dung into balls! haha mmmm, dung beetles