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The 'No' Is No, Even for Mosquitoes: Females Decide when and with Whom

The females of the Aedes aegypti mosquito actively control whether the copulation will succeed by means of a precise physical response: a short elongation of the genital end functions as a biological "lock". If the female does not perform the exact movement to open it, the male cannot inseminate it, no matter how many times she tries.
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The females of the Aedes aegypti mosquito actively control whether the copulation will succeed by means of a precise physical response: a short elongation of the genital end functions as a biological "lock". If the female does not perform the exact movement to open it, the male cannot inseminate it, no matter how many times she tries.

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elcorreogallego.es broke the news in on Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
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