Scientists at the University of East Anglia say that the sexual habits of beetles hold the answer to the existence of men. Researchers studied a colony of insects over 10 years to find the answers as to why men have not become extinct, given that their only contribution to reproduction is sperm.
New research from the University of East Anglia looking at the sexual habits of beetles has come up with a conclusion to the existence of men.
Scientists were looking at the reasons why men haven't become extinct, given that their only contribution to reproduction is sperm.
The study found that rather than evolving to have an asexual population of women who reproduce only daughters - having men who have to compete to find a mate leads to a healthier population and better gene pool.
The study found that male beetles which didn't have to compete to find a mate became extinct after 10 generations.
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