Earwigs' extra member caters for genital mishaps
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Kamimura, Y. & Matsuo, Y. A 'spare' compensates for the risk of destruction of the elongated penis of earwigs (Insecta: Dermaptera). Naturwissenschaften, (preprint, 2001).
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Pearson, H. Spare organ stands in. Nature (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/news010913-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news010913-4