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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LOL!
Ever get a whiff of SpongeBob Squarepant’s breath?
Ever get a whiff of SpongeBob Squarepant’s breath?
Don’t we all?
Perhaps Dear Leader could make one of the kiddy-fiddler crabs the next Green Jobs czar.
Study: Fiddler crabs exchange sex for survival
Yeah, well... Fruit Bats have it even better.
One of the stupidest stories ever.
In the wild...You eat, you reproduce.
Sounds like fair dinkum to me.
Bumper sticker- “fiddler crabs have sex in a pinch”
probably there’s an epidemic of fiddler crab crabs, what with all this crustacean promiscuity.
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