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These Moths Have Weaponized Their Genitals to Fight Off Bats. Here’s How They Do It.

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Oh, what a dream it would be to use my genitals as a weapon to fend off predators. If only I were as lucky as moths, who, according to research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, have different species of hawkmoths repeatedly evolving to weaponize anti-bat genitalia. While all I currently […] The post These Moths Have Weaponized Their Genitals to Fight Off Bats. Here's How They Do It. appeared first on VICE .

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