Science news articles about 'giant weta'

... the University of Toronto at Mississauga discovered that male giant weta most successful at mating travel greater ... female "spent the day." Because a male giant weta copulates repeatedly with his mate ...

... the promise of a private cuddle, a whole day of canoodling, and 14-15 opportunities to “make hay.” For the giant weta of New Zealand, a quirk in sexual selection means coupling ...