Beggars can be choosers: Individual female preference in a jumping spider

If you read my post about my MSci research project, you’ll hopefully have learned a little bit about sexual selection… if you didn’t, why not go and check it out, it’s worth a read, I promise. Whilst doing some research for my project I came across a new journal article about female choice which could change the way we think about mate preferences and sexual selection and open doors to exciting new areas within this field of research.

Is he hissy fit? Hissing and sexual selection in the courtship of Giant Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches

My MSci research project involves investigating hissing in the courtship displays of Giant Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches with the hope of shedding more light on sexual selection and evolution in this intriguing tropical insect species. This blog will tell you what my research involves, why it is important and the problems I have faced along the way without becoming too hiss-terical (I apologise for the awful pun).