Submitted by e3kb0m63r t3_zzcbob in askscience
The most common insects I see this with is all types of flies and they stay attached even while flying. TIA!
Submitted by e3kb0m63r t3_zzcbob in askscience
The most common insects I see this with is all types of flies and they stay attached even while flying. TIA!
AdSpirited534 t1_j2eeolg wrote
It’s not so much the mating as it is staying attached prevents another male from trying to inseminate a receptive female immediately after the mating occurs. This is an evolutionary advantage to increase the chances that the primary male passes on his genetic material to another generation.