Examples of spermatophore in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Eventually, the male deposits a spermatophore on the ground and, using his tail as an anchor, abruptly shoves the female forward over the packet of sperm, which latches onto her genital opening. — Bradley Allf, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2021 Fertilization is internal, with the male inserting a spermatophore, or sperm packet, into the female as their abdomens press together. — National Geographic, 16 Sep. 2020 Typically, octopuses mate when the male shoots a package of sperm called a spermatophore at the female through the water. — Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2017 Male katydids, for example, produce a spermatophore during mating that can be up to 30 percent of their body mass, which contains both ejaculate and a mass of edible jelly. — Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, 20 July 2017 Male katydids, for example, produce a spermatophore during mating that can be up to 30 percent of their body mass, which contains both ejaculate and a mass of edible jelly. — Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, 21 July 2017 The ejaculate of a male cabbage white butterfly—a packet of nutrients and sperm called a spermatophore—makes up ____________ percent of his body weight. — Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, 20 June 2017 The bursa copulatrix digests nutrients in the spermatophore, a packet of sperm given by the male during mating. — National Geographic, 14 Jan. 2017 See More

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