Silent bared-teeth and rapid facial mimicry come to the fore, in this new study about what can happen when two participants face off during sex, when and if those two participants are bonobos. The study is: “SEX in Bonobos: The Intensity of Sexual Stimulation Sharply Drops After Facial Mimicry,” Martina Francesconi, Alice Galotti, Yannick Jadoul, […]
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Trojan Butterflies
The name is alcon. Maculinea alcon. Like a suave British superspy, or maybe even a trojan horse or the proverbial cute abandoned baby left on a doorstep, some butterfly larvae mimic the chemicals of ants to get worker ants to bring them home to the nest. But that’s not all: as Francesca Barbero and Luca […]
