females
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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 fly had been eradicated in the US thanks in large part by dropping millions of sterile flies to mate with wild females.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Both males and females were found to have offspring with different partners over the years.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Screwworms are parasitic flies whose females lay eggs in open wounds and mucous membranes on animals.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Other males and females exhibit their submission to the alpha male by bowing before him while making grunting sounds, not unlike human subjects kowtowing before a king.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
