A new study found that spider mite males 'undress' their partners to mate as soon as possible.
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Stiff competition Schausberger and his colleagues studied the mites’ undressing behavior in the lab. The team found that when the males helped the females remove their old skin, the molting process went faster and the males’ chances of being the first to mate were maximized. “Even a couple of minutes earlier, it pays for the guarding male to not lose his guarding investment to another one,” Schausberger said.
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