January 2012
December 2011
In order to mate, males of many invertebrate species must present a nuptial gift to the female before she will acquiesce and let their relationship move to the next step. Male nursery web spiders (Pisaura mirabilis) usually present an edible insect wrapped up in spider silk. But some […] wrap up a useless gift, such as an inedible plant seed or the empty exoskeleton left after (having) eaten a...
“What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.”
– A. P. Chekhov (via daiseas)
