Dance flies mating (IMAGE)

University of Gothenburg

Dance flies mating

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The female receives a dead insect as a gift from the male during mating. The gift provides the female with the necessary protein to produce eggs. If the male arrives empty-handed, he is rejected. 

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Tom Houslay

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