Male Scorpionflies Use Which of the Following as Nuptial Offerings

question 14

Multiple Choice

Male scorpionflies use which of the following as nuptial offerings?

• A) bower constructed from leaves and twigs
• B) dead arthropods
• C) decomposing berries
• D) fecal mass
• E) both dead arthropods and fecal mass

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Definitions:

Crustaceans

Mostly marine arthropods with a calcium-hardened cuticle and two pairs of antennae; for example, lobsters, crabs, krill, and barnacles.

Antennae

Antennae are sensory appendages found on the heads of insects and some other arthropods, used for sensing the environment.

Radula

A unique, tongue-like structure in mollusks, used for feeding by scraping or cutting food before ingestion.

Scolex

The head or anterior end of a tapeworm, equipped with hooks and/or suckers for attaching to the intestinal wall of the host.