| 21. | The findings support the contention that female water striders resist mating once they have fertilized their eggs.
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| 22. | Convenience polyandry is seen in several arthropod species, like water striders ( " Gerris buenoi " ).
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| 23. | For example, female water striders, Gerridae,
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| 24. | After collecting water striders in North America and Europe, the researchers examined them and then observed their mating habits.
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| 25. | The entire body is covered by these hairpiles, providing the water strider resistance to splashes or drops of water.
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| 26. | Although she is scared of him at first, the water strider soon gets used to the presence of the spider.
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| 27. | Water striders are insects that live on the surface of fresh water, and are attacked from beneath by predatory fish.
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| 28. | When the male water strider is successfully attached to the female, the female carries the male during and after copulation.
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| 29. | Though she is scared of him at first, the water strider soon gets used to the presence of the spider.
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| 30. | Instead of competing to reproduce, water striders can work together to obtain nutrition and shelter outside of the mating season.
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