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Fossil Male Insect Wooed Mates with Sexy Legs


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Fossil Male Insect Wooed Mates with Sexy Legs

For more than a hundred million years, these three male damselflies have been waiting for their damsels.

Recently found preserved in Cretaceous-era amber, they now offer rare insight into the way damselflies woo mates, according to the scientists who found the creatures. That's because pod-shaped segments on the insects' legs hint at a similar but more elaborate courtship ritual than the one practiced by living species.

Read more: National Geographic

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