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Male flower beetles’ massive femora clamp females in place

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![Figure][1] A female thick-legged flower beetle ( Oedemera nobilis ) clamped by the male's rear limbs. Photo credit: Malcolm Burrows. If ever an animal looked like a muscle-bound prizefighter, it… Click to show full abstract

![Figure][1] A female thick-legged flower beetle ( Oedemera nobilis ) clamped by the male's rear limbs. Photo credit: Malcolm Burrows. If ever an animal looked like a muscle-bound prizefighter, it has to be the male thick-legged flower beetle ( Oedemera nobilis ). Blessed with an

Keywords: male flower; flower beetles; massive femora; femora clamp; beetles massive; clamp females

Journal Title: Journal of Experimental Biology
Year Published: 2020

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