In sex-reversed cave insects, females have the penises

Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 14:31 in Biology & Nature

Little-known cave insects with rather novel sex lives have been discovered by researchers. The Brazilian insects, which represent four distinct but related species in the genus Neotrogla, are the first example of an animal with sex-reversed genitalia.

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