Thistle Tortoise Beetles (<i>Cassida rubiginosa</i>) Having Sex (IMAGE)

Kiel University

Thistle Tortoise Beetles (<i>Cassida rubiginosa</i>) Having Sex

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Using the very distinctive sexual organs of male and female thistle tortoise beetle (Cassida rubiginosa), researchers at Kiel University have now been able to investigate the mechanics of the beetle reproductive organs for the first time.

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Copyright: Dr. Yoko Matsumura

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