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Contagious Aphrodisiac? Virus Makes Crickets Have More Sex
Daniel Horowitz for NPR

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Contagious Aphrodisiac? Virus Makes Crickets Have More Sex

Researchers have stumbled upon a virus that makes crickets horny before it kills them. Inducing your host to mate more is a great way for a virus to spread its own genes.

Contagious Aphrodisiac? Virus Makes Crickets Have More Sex

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