Hosken D J, Price T A R
Centre for Ecology & Conservation, School of Bioscience, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Tremough, Penryn TR10 9EZ, UK.
Curr Biol. 2009 Jul 14;19(13):R519-21. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.05.020.
Copulating males usually insert their penis into the female and ejaculate in her reproductive tract; but in some species, males are more invasive, puncturing the female body-wall and inseminating directly into her body-cavity. A spider has just been added to this list and new perspectives provided on why males harm females during copulation in the first place.
正在交配的雄性通常会将阴茎插入雌性体内,并在其生殖道内射精;但在某些物种中,雄性的行为更具侵入性,会刺穿雌性的体壁并直接在其体腔内授精。一种蜘蛛刚刚被列入这一名单,并且对于雄性为何在交配时伤害雌性这一问题也有了新的见解。