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Timing Is Everything: Squid Birth Dates Influence Love Strategies


Male spear squids adopt the roles of either "sneakers" or "consorts" based on their birth timing, and they stay that way. The day a male spear squid hatches determines which mating tactic he will use throughout his life, according to new research. Spear squid (Heterololigo bleekeri) that hatch earl

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