Are spiders gay
Are Bugs Gay? Spiders And Insects Hire In Accidental Homosexuality
According to new study, insects that participate in homosexual deed are “not queer , just confused.” The new study suggests insects and spiders engage in such practices because the bugs are in too much of a hurry to bother double checking the gender of their potential mating partner.
The research from Inon Scharf, from Tel Aviv University, and Oliver Martin, from ETH Zurich, is an endeavor to clear up some confusion about a commonly observed behavior that, for insects, does not make much instinct. As the researchers explain, mating has some serious disadvantages, in terms of energy spent as well as potential vulnerability to predators, and homosexual habit, such as courting and mounting, would have the alike disadvantages, such as injury, with no evolutionary upside as the insects would not be proficient to pass on their genes.
Rather than lose out on a chance to reproduce, insects build mistakes, say the researchers. “The require of taking the time to spot the gender of mates or the cost of hesitation appears to be greater than the cost of making some mistakes,” said Scharf in a statement.
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Most known religions are much older than the concept of LGBT, for example Assyrian flag uses an image of a god that is roughly 500 times older than LGBT. You can't expect any religion mention anything associated to LGBT.
Animals have been humping since before there were even humans, so that's definitely bullsh!t; unless you're talking about words, but in that case, it's not really relevant in the first place.
And op must be laughing his ass off looking at all this noise if he was indeed just a troll...
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Many species of insects and spiders engage in homosexual behavior, appreciate courting, mounting, and trying to mate with members of the same sex. But it is unclear what role evolution plays in this curious situation. Love heterosexual behavior, it takes occasion and energy and can be dangerous – and it lacks the potential payoff of procreation.
Now Dr. Inon Scharf of Tel Aviv University's Department of Zoology and Dr. Oliver Martin of ETH Zurich have found that homosexual behavior in bugs is probably accidental in most cases. In the rush to generate offspring, bugs do not accept much time to inspect their mates' gender, potentially leading to same-sex mating. The study, a comprehensive review of research on insects and spiders, was published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.
"Insects and spiders mate quick and dirty," Dr. Scharf observes. "The cost of taking the second to identify the gender of mates or the cost of hesitation appears to be greater than the cost of making some mistakes."
Friends without benefits
In birds and mammals, homosexual behavior has been shown to have evolutionary benefits. It provides "practice" for young adults and maintains alliances within groups.
Scientists explore the evolution of animal homosexuality
Imperial researchers are using a new approach to understand why lgbtq+ behaviour is so prevalent across the animal kingdom.
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In 1910, a team of scientists set off on the Terra Nova Expedition to explore Antarctica. Among them was George Murray Levick, a zoologist and photographer who would be the first researcher to examine the world's largest Adélie penguin colony. He chronicled the animals' daily activities in great detail.
In his notebooks, he described their sexual behaviour, including sex between male birds. However, none of these notes would appear in Levick's published papers. Concerned by the graphic content, he only printed 100 copies of Sexual Habits of the Adélie Penguin to circulate privately. The last remaining copy was recently unearthed providing valuable insights into animal homosexuality research.
But forays into animal homosexuality research long predate Levick, with observations published as far back as the 1700s and 1800s. More than 200 years later, research has moved past some of the taboos those e