female

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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

Female CJ7 and male 022 laid four eggs at their nest site near Poole Harbour, Dorset, in April for the third year in a row.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Female wasps began aggressively competing for dominance, and the colony's normal social structure quickly unraveled.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Female consumers were urged to “Be Eve” and give into the desire to purchase products.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

And then his eyes grew sort of dazed for an instant and he mumbled: "Female lemurs are in charge of the troop."

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan