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All Is Not Fair In Love And War
<p><strong>Dhritiman Mukherjee All is not fair in love and war.</strong> <em>Certainly, being threatened with death cannot be conducive to love! Water strider males give courtship a wide berth and directly mount the female with no preamble! The females in turn have a genital shield to deal with just such unwanted advances, which they use to prevent being inseminated. Males have one last trick up their sleeves. They begin to tap the water surface, which attracts predators, thereby threatening the female with potential death unless she cooperates!</em></p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> <em>Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary, Goa</em></p>