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πŸͺ° Flies

Stalk-Eyed Fly

Teleopsis dalmanni

About

Males have eyes on the tips of long rigid stalks that can span wider than their body length. Females prefer males with wider eye spans, driving extreme sexual selection.

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Males compete by facing each other and comparing eye span β€” the wider-eyed male wins. Females prefer wide-eyed males because eye span indicates good genes.