Bush cricket testicle size clue to promiscuous mating

Scientists have found a bushcricket species with testicles that account for up to 14% of its body weight.

It is the ****** with the biggest testicles in relation to its body weight, they write in Biology Letters.

In a study of their mating strategies, the team found they release only small amounts of sperm at each mating.

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14% of its body weight ooooh big nuts:eek:
 

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