females
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Screwworms are parasitic flies whose females lay eggs in open wounds and mucous membranes on animals.
From BBC • 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
"The males come out first and wait for the females, so that they have the best opportunities to mate and pass on their genes," Hoge said.
From Science Daily • May 28, 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
They spared fertile females and young lambs in order to safeguard the long-term vitality of the local herd.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
