This Wasp Fights Predators Using Its Genitals Like a Spear

Dec 19 2022 by The Daily Beast

 
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Nature is all about survival of the fittest. Creatures have to constantly adapt in order to live in a world filled with predators trying to kill them. This might mean growing hard shells like turtles and crabs, or developing camouflage like an octopus and lizards—and, occasionally, turning your genitals into a sharp spear to fight off predators.

Researchers at Kobe University in Japan published a paper on Dec. 19 in the journal Current Biology where they found that male...

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