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Study: Fiddler crabs exchange sex for survival
AP on Yahoo ^
| 11/4/09
| Kristen Gelineau - ap
Posted on 11/04/2009 1:07:53 PM PST by NormsRevenge
SYDNEY – In the world of fiddler crabs, the best form of protection for females is, apparently, having sex with the neighbors, according to an Australian study published Wednesday.
Researchers from The Australian National University in Canberra found male fiddler crabs will happily defend a nearby female against intruders — partly because the females will dole out sex in return.
"The fact that the neighbor comes over and helps to defend another territorial individual is pretty unusual," said Michael Jennions, who helped conduct the study, the results of which were published in the journal Biology Letters.
"This study shows, for the first time, that in exchange for sex and other benefits, males protect their female neighbors from territory-seeking male intruders. The paper provides the first evidence of 'defense coalitions' between territorial males and females," he said.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: crabs; fiddler; sex; survival
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posted on
11/04/2009 1:09:42 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. May yur bandwidth exceed your girth)
To: NormsRevenge
Well of course, they survive by fiddling around wih each other.
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posted on
11/04/2009 1:11:09 PM PST
by
dblshot
To: NormsRevenge
sort of like for Philly’s world series tickets, right?
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posted on
11/04/2009 1:11:23 PM PST
by
Perdogg
(Sarah Palin-Jim DeMint 2012 - Liz Cheney for Sec of State - Duncan Hunter SecDef)
hence where the term ‘fiddling around’ comes from.
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posted on
11/04/2009 1:11:26 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
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To: Perdogg
nature is strange sometimes.. lol
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posted on
11/04/2009 1:12:08 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
Good fishing bait too....
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posted on
11/04/2009 1:15:01 PM PST
by
ßuddaßudd
(7 days - 7 ways Guero >>> with a floating, shifting, ever changing persona.....)
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
11/04/2009 1:15:47 PM PST
by
SolidWood
(Sarah Palin: "Only dead fish go with the flow!")
To: NormsRevenge
They better be careful, or they could catch a bad case of peoples.
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posted on
11/04/2009 1:16:22 PM PST
by
skully
(Sorry I didn't know Marxism was a race!!)
To: NormsRevenge
So, crabs are middle-aged American husbands?
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posted on
11/04/2009 1:17:26 PM PST
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
To: NormsRevenge
Surprised MSM didn’t have headline: Fiddler Crabs: Friends with Benefits
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posted on
11/04/2009 1:18:07 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: freedumb2003
lol I just post ‘em.. this title leaves a lot to the imagination.
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posted on
11/04/2009 1:18:39 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. May yur bandwidth exceed your girth)
To: NormsRevenge
it would have to be a VERY generous favor for one of those things to get anywhere with me!
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posted on
11/04/2009 1:19:01 PM PST
by
MNDude
(The Republican Congress Economy--1995-2007)
To: NormsRevenge
To: skully
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posted on
11/04/2009 1:19:59 PM PST
by
Buck W.
To: NormsRevenge
hence where the term ‘fiddling around’ comes from. Friends with Benefits comes to mind.
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
11/04/2009 1:21:25 PM PST
by
GOP Poet
(Obama is an OLYMPIC failure.)
To: NormsRevenge
From the size of that right claw on some of the boyz, they don’t seem to be making many house-calls. :)
To: NormsRevenge
It’s a winner, for sure! :)
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posted on
11/04/2009 1:23:21 PM PST
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
To: NormsRevenge
Why not just dole out the sex to the intruder, then one doesn’t need the neighbor?
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posted on
11/04/2009 1:24:19 PM PST
by
PGR88
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