#Amber reveals mating behavior of #cretaceous water striders https://phys.org/news/2024-04-amber-reveals-behavior-cretaceous-striders.html

Group mating in Cretaceous water striders https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2546

"#Gerromorpha includes #WaterStriders and their relatives that are conspicuously adapted to motion, feeding, and mating on the water surface... Based on a comprehensive analysis of the #fossils, the researchers revealed the mating behavior and potential sexual conflicts of #Cretaceous water striders."