Marry well and take good care of the kids. Sound advice for a long life and children who are, in turn, good parents. According to Rebecca Kilner of Cambridge University, it also works for sexton beetles (so called because they bury dead animals to feed their young). Unusually for insects, these beetles are attentive parents. Both father and mother feed the larvae. But not every marriage is equal, and not every parent as attentive as the next. That has consequences for the offspring. Neglected yo...
Marry well and take good care of the kids. Sound advice for a long life and children who are, in turn, good parents. According to Rebecca Kilner of Cambridge University, it also works for sexton beetles (so called because they bury dead animals to feed their young). Unusually for insects, these beetles are attentive parents. Both father and mother feed the larvae. But not every marriage is equal, and not every parent as attentive as the next. That has consequences for the offspring. Neglected yo...
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