
The forceps-like cerci are used in male-male combat and in mating displays — males have curved cerci, females have straight ones.

The forceps-like cerci are used in male-male combat and in mating displays — males have curved cerci, females have straight ones.

Bed bugs reproduce by 'traumatic insemination' — the male stabs his hardened genital structure directly through the female's abdomen.

The Sateré-Mawé people of Brazil weave hundreds of live bullet ants into gloves and wear them as part of a manhood ritual — twenty separate sessions over years.

Diving bell spider males are larger than females — a reversal of the typical spider pattern, possibly because males spend more time swimming and need bigger air reservoirs.

Male jumping spiders perform species-specific dance choreographies so elaborate they're used to identify species.

Females are ovoviviparous — eggs hatch internally and they give birth to about 60 live nymphs at a time.

Females are 2-3× larger than males. Only females do the full flower mimicry — males are smaller and less elaborate.