Animals are From Mars, Insects are From Venus 2
Did you know that animals and insects have more than one spouse?
Sociobiology Polyandry
This involves the animal mating system where the female has relationships with more than one male.
Often times, this happens with many species of birds. Usually the female will lay the eggs and leaves the male to take care of his parental obligations while the female hunts for food.
This form of relationships between the two sexes happens more readily in the environments that require both parents to rear their offspring successfully.
Species that Practice Polyandry
Northern Jacana
Often, after giving birth, they leave the male in charge while they hunt for food.
Galapagos Hawk
The females will mate will several partners over the course of the mating
season while males tend to be monogamous.
White-handed Gibbon (Lars Gibbon)
Studies in Thailand suggest that their mating rituals are quite flexible. They often change partners and engage in extra-pair copulations.
Insects that Practice Polyandry
Honey Bees
Honeybees are a prime example of an insect that practices Polyandry because the queen will typically mate with multiple partners. She doesn’t maintain any sort of relationship with the males she mates with. She uses all of the sperm to fertilize the eggs.
Seed Harvester Ants
The Colony is ruled by one single queen who mates in swarms. She also mates frequently which does not necessary benefit the colony or her in any way.
The Evolution of Sociobiology and Polyandry
The traits that occur within these species are directly proportional to the gene pools that exist in the ecological balance. The more these species mate and live within these pools; the more of the dominant traits will remain causing an outpouring of these particular species to populate.
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11 Responses to “Animals are From Mars, Insects are From Venus 2”
On August 9, 2008 at 12:27 pm
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On August 9, 2008 at 1:05 pm
I was trying to introduce polyandry for the human species as well as the animal world.
On August 9, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Read Part one first to fully understand the topic.
On November 13, 2008 at 3:32 am
mmm and I say again one is enough thanks Lauren
Interesting article though
On December 12, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Lauren,
One of my Stumble Friends Monica Black gave you a nice review and a thumb up on stumble upon.
God bless,
Chris
On December 13, 2008 at 9:53 am
Awesome piece. Great work!
On December 22, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Wonderful article.
On January 27, 2009 at 6:50 pm
found this on digg, interesting stuff.
On January 27, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Very interesting and amazing piece.
On January 28, 2009 at 4:51 pm
The Animals of out planet are so diverse that it is sometimes hard to believe that all of them originated on earth.
On February 5, 2009 at 4:17 pm
I once learned in one of mt anthropology classes, that it’s the one time it’s acceptable for the female to have multiple partners..lol! Of course, the more male partners, the better her chance for having stronger offspring.. go figure! But if we in our human counterpart were to do it, eee cripes, we’d never hear the end of it..lol!
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