Seed Bugs, Genital Size and Mating (IMAGE)

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Seed Bugs, Genital Size and Mating

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Lygaeus equestris is shown after mating with processus uncoiled and a close-up of the external male genitalia after mating (from a 3-D X-ray scan).

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Liam Dougherty

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