The Guardian newspaper in the UK reports that the animal kingdom has a new record holder, after scientists declared a species of cricket to possess the largest known testes of any creature in relation to its body mass.
According to the report, the testes of Platycleis affinis (the bush cricket), account for 14% of the insect’s bodyweight. “If the same proportion were applied to a man, his testicles would weigh the equivalent of six bags of sugar each.”
Scientist at the universities of Cambridge and Derby examined the testes of 21 species of bush cricket as part of an investigation into the evolutionary consequences of the insects’ sexual habits.
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