Six-Legged Sex The Erotic Lives of Bugs

by Wangberg, James K.

• ISBN13: 9781555912925
• ISBN10: 1555912923
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing

Summary

An entomologist translates scientific findings about insect courting and mating into language accessible to lay readers.

Author Biography

James K. Wangberg is a professor of entomology at the University of Wyoming in Laramie

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	7	(8)
Introduction	8	(3)
Powerful Aphrodisiacs and Other Insect Love Potions	11	(6)
The Scent of a Woman
Spanishfly
Love Songs and Serenades	17	(6)
Insect Violins and Harps
A Singing Penis
Insect Percussionists
Insect Duets, Choruses, and Ballads
You Light My Fire: Insect Flashers	23	(6)
Don't Dim the Lights
Insect Fatal Attractions
Dirty Dancing and Sexual Foreplay	29	(6)
Dressing for the Big Dance
Basic Dance Steps
Insect Kissing and Petting
Do Not Open Before Sex	35	(4)
Nuptial Gifts
But Will You Respect Me in the Morning?	39	(6)
Feed Me, Cuddle Me
Protect Me
Boys in the `Hood	45	(4)
Location, Location, Location!
Fighting for the 'Hood
Insect Sex Hangouts	49	(6)
Hilltop Parking and Lover's Lane
Lonely Vigils--Males in Waiting
I'll Show You Mine If You'll Show Me Yours	55	(8)
Horny Insects
Bite Me, Pinch Me
Feelers and Other Sex Gear
The Well-Endowed Male	63	(6)
Bigger and Better
Look at the Eyes on That Guy!
My Sperm Are Better Than Your Sperm	69	(6)
My Sperm Are Bigger Than Your Sperm
My Sperm Look Cooler Than Your Sperm
Move Over, Buddy; Watch Your Step
Right This Way, Miss
Ouch! Watch Where You're Sticking That!	75	(4)
Stabbed for Sex
Pardon Me! I Thought You Were My Wife	79	(4)
Insect-Plant Menage a Trois
Sexual Stamina	83	(4)
How Long Do They Do It?
How Often Do They Do It?
The Sexually Inhibited Insect	87	(4)
Caution: Dangerous Sex Ahead
Headless Sex
Insect Chastity Belts	91	(4)
Homemade Devices
Mutilations and Suicide
The Insect Kama Sutra and Other Sexual Acrobatics	95	(4)
Dragons and Damsels
Bee Acrobats
Anytime, Anywhere
Bug Bondage and Insect S & M	99	(4)
Tie Me Down
Toxic Semen
Insect Orgies	103	(6)
Sex on the Wing
Orgy Landmarks
Insect Prostitutes	109	(4)
No Food, No Gift, No Sex
Insect STDs	113	(4)
The Paths to Infection
Treatments, Cures, and Unusual Results
Insect Sex Crimes	117	(8)
Forced Sex
Incest
Pedophilia
Infanticide
Sexual Faux Pas	125	(4)
Sex After Death
Mount First, Ask Questions Later
Insect Dirty Tricks
Sex Wanted: Males Need Not Apply	129	(4)
Doing It Alone
Insect Sexual Potpourri	133	(5)
Precocious Insects--Babies Having Babies
Insect Harems
Cannibal Sex
Bibliography	138	(4)
Index	142