Sticks insects survive one million years without sex

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14122050


Timema stick insects live in shrubland around the west coast of the US

Scientists in Canada investigated the DNA of Timema stick insects, which live in shrubland around the west coast of the US.

They traced the ancient lineages of two species to reveal the insects' lengthy history of asexual reproduction.

The discovery could help researchers understand how life without sex is possible.
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Asexuality does not always result in the rapid extinction of a lineage”

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Scientists from Simon Fraser University, Canada, published their results in the journal Current Biology.


:scared: & i get nervous after just a couple of weeks.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Nice to know there's some living creature out there that's gone without

for longer than I have.... :(

[dana_b]

5. oh Velveteen

that made me sad. If it's any consolation, that bug and you aren't the only beings in that state. :hug:

[KT2000]

8. Good one!

Know what you mean! :rofl:

[sakabatou]

2. Glad to know humans aren't asexual

[dhill926]

3. they've been married how long?

[dipsydoodle]

4. I'm glad I'm not a stick insect.

:rofl:

[yellowcanine]

6. Dang. I have had long dry spells but that is ridiculous. I hear watching porn together helps.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. If stick insects haven't been getting any for the last million years or so,

maybe that would explain the nasty disposition of Ann Coulter.

[Happyhippychick]

9. Wow. Almost as long as my husband!

Do I need to obligatory j/k tag?

Okay. J/K!

[Tesha]

10. "Not this Epoch, dear, I've got a headache!" (NT)

[Kennah]

11. To those of you living without sex ...

... have you no hands or fingers?