The Oddment Emporium

The genitalia of the C. analis beetle is covered in spines from base to tip. As male seed beetles’ genitalia have evolved to be spinier, the bugs’ reproductive success has improved, experts say in a study to be released in March 2009. At the same time, females’ genitalia have evolved in a sort of “arms race,” the study says. Females have thick padding on their reproductive tract that’s reinforced with strong, elastic connective tissue. After each mating