A pet stick insect gave its owner a shock when it shed its skin and revealed itself to be half-male and half-female. Named Charlie, the green bean stick insect is the 'first reported gynandromorph' in ...
Despite having sex with males, females of a Japanese stick insect species produce offspring that are genetically identical to themselves. Combined with other evidence, it suggests that the males of ...
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls, but a little-known Brazilian insect takes role reversal to a whole new level. The cave-dwelling Neotrogla female sports an impressive ‘penis’, which she uses ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - This may be the role reversal to end all role reversals. Scientists on Thursday described four insect species that dwell in extremely dry caves in Brazil, feed on bat guano and ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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