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Amber reveals mating behavior of cretaceous water striders

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Amber reveals mating behavior of cretaceous water striders

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Fossilized mating insects are an irreplaceable find for understanding the evolution of mating behaviors and life history traits in the deep-time record of insects.

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DISGUSTING!!! Why can’t they keep that behaviour in their own house!!?!?
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  No NSFW tag?!?!? My children can, if the zoom, squint, and close one eye, almost make out their gasp gene-talia!!!
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  Some critters like the natural way.

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