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These roaches form exclusive long-term relationships after eating each other's wings

Wood-feeding cockroaches exhibit pair bonding behavior, suggesting insects possess more sophisticated cognition and social capabilities than previously believed.

Relationships

fromwww.theguardian.com

1 month ago

Are we hard-wired for infidelity?

Humans evolved both secure pair-bonding and a genetically influenced appetite for sexual novelty, producing heritable predispositions toward infidelity in some individuals.

Psychology

fromPsychology Today

2 months ago

Monkey Matchmaking and Why It Matters

Personality similarity in pair-bonded animals improves compatibility and well-being, suggesting matching personalities could enhance welfare of captive pair-bonded primates.

fromBig Think

5 months ago

The ancient origins of partnering and romantic love

No matter what their gods were, what they did for a living, what they wore, the songs they sang, everything varies except love, and everybody loves. So I became convinced that this was a real thing, that we were built somehow to form partnerships. And then the day came when I thought to myself, "Well, then it must be something in the brain."