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The Birds and The Bees

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The Evolution of the Pacific Field Crickets

evolutionary biologist Marlene Zuck studied the Pacific field crickets of Hawaii. She found that some males had a mutation in their wings that made them unable to call. Males with this mutation act as what are called satellites to the calling males, which protects them from being eaten by parasitic flies. If there's still a few callers left, the females are still super attracted to them.

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