EVOLUTION 2003 MEETING:
Male Bugs Sponge Off of Their Mates
Elizabeth Pennisi
CHICO, CALIFORNIA--The evolving understanding of how bizarre bugs, invasive weeds, and many other flora and fauna arose dominated conversations among the 1400 biologists gathered here 20 to 24 June. Presentations included a newly discovered insect called the zeus bug, the males of which feed off of the females during the mating season.