females

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Researchers thought this social structure could give females access to many different potential mates over time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Plans are also in motion to release millions of sterile screwworm flies, as the females only mate once in their lifetime, and any eggs they lay will be unfertilised and will not hatch.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Like capybaras in the wild, zoo capybaras are polygamous, with one alpha male and several females forming a sort of harem.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

These colonies are built around a single dominant breeding female, but unlike some social insects, the other females are still capable of reproducing themselves.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

By now I could tell the males and females apart, and this was a female.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo