When it comes to being an awesome boyfriend, sometimes all it takes is a little love and affection. And presents. Lots of presents. Maybe presents during love and affection.
Just so we know not all insects make terrible lovers, here are a few that might not be so bad:
1. Scorpionflies
2. Decorated crickets
3. Burnet moths
4. German cockroaches
5. Giant water bugs
Check our facts!
1 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347209002553
2 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347207002552
3 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031942211001105
4 http://www.sciencedirect.com.prox.lib.ncsu.edu/science/article/pii/S0022191009001930
5 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347200915070
*Cockroach expert Coby Schal tells us the roach nuptial gift is a combination of sugar and phospholipid (lecithin), the two critical ingredients in chocolate (minus the cacao)!
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Emily Millette is a designer living in North Carolina. Follow her on Twitter @emilymillette.
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