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Esoteric Rituals of Entomological Amour
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  • 1. Communal display arena where males gather to attract
  • 2. Nuptial gift capsule, not chocolate, delivered by insects
  • 3. Attracted to decaying wood, these insects’ rare ritual stage
  • 6. Glands secreting external lovelorn chemicals
  • 7. Velvet pads aiding cling during mating grapples
  • 8. Spider palp part essential in mating clasp
  • 12. Tactile courtship act involving delicate feelers
  • 13. Terminal appendages wielded in delicate courtship touch
  • 16. State or timing of insect mating readiness
  • 17. Mutual acoustic dialogue signaling amorous intent
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  • 4. Bizarre half-male half-female individual causing courtship confusion
  • 5. Metaphoric term for rhythmic courtship sounds in insects
  • 9. Chemical signals benefitting emitter, mystifying suitors
  • 10. Sonorous courting via insect’s rasping appendages
  • 11. Jaw action during ritual feeding courtship gestures
  • 14. Insect embrace ritual that’s more than a hug
  • 15. Specifically chosen act of egg-laying post-courtship
  • 18. Invisible chemical herald igniting amorous insect pursuits
  • 19. Obscure aphid engaging in peculiar sexual display
  • 20. Sound-producing organ in cicadas’ amorous serenades

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