(October 31, 2014 at 4:59 pm)Jenny A Wrote: More importantly, why are some aphids born pregnant with their granddaughters?
Quote:Some aphids have telescoping generations, that is, the parthenogenetic, viviparous female has a daughter within her, who is already parthenogenetically producing her own daughter.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphid
Just saying I could do with about 10,000 or so fewer aphids.
Geez, I've heard of kids having kids but embryos having embryos? Madness.