Snopes has previously uncovered the costs of mating in the biological world, with some animals essentially spending their whole lives waiting to have sex, and then they die. For female octopuses, ...

Sex can be a very stressful, and less enjoyable, experience for some species. Case in point: Male honey bees (referred to as drones), who manage to ejaculate into a female honeybee (or queen), are ...

Of all the unique flying, buzzing specimens out there, bumblebees are one of the most mesmerizing…even when they’re engaging in surprising acts. Bee mating happens out in the open, and a queen’s ...