mate
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Female screwworm flies produce eggs only once in a lifetime, and once they mate with a sterile male fly, they’re done with their reproduction cycle without having any offspring.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Women’s expanded education and opportunity spread that window across three decades, which raises the odds of running out the biological clock while still looking for a suitable mate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
When produced and released in large numbers, sterile male flies mate with wild female flies, which then lay unfertilized eggs, according to the USDA.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
He only came up with the idea a couple of months ago, after chatting to a mate with whom he plays 11-a-side.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
They will mate if induced to do so—but their offspring, called mules, are sterile.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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