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Sexual selection in insects
Sexual selection in insects is about how sexual selection functions in insects. Among social insects, males have evolved exaggerated adornments and mechanisms for self-defense. These traits play a role in increasing male reproductive expectations by triggering male-male completion or influencing the female mate choice,〔Castillo, R. C. M ES PL C E O – PL C E O –. VI,〕 and can be thought of as functioning on three different levels: individuals, colonies, and populations within an area.〔Sturtevant, B. Y. A. H. Essays on Evolution in Social Insects. On The Effects of Selection on Social Insects. 13, 74–76 (2013)〕
== Male mating tactics ==
The amount of space accessible and the time both male and female usually determines the site of copulation. Many hymenopteran males constantly fly around specific sites, usually the tops of tall trees, summits, or along hedges, where approachable females are found as they can also be resources visited by females for the purpose of feeding. In honey bee the queens join the mating area alone and are then pursued by a dynamic swarm of males. Those located in the front of the line usually achieve reproduction success. A queen usually mates with twelve males on an average of two mating flights and stores the sperm throughout her entire lifetime. Colonies sustain thousands of males but only a few queens, so only very few males are able to successfully mate with the queen.〔Guide, T. R. Social Insects : Bees , Wasps , Ants and Termites Teacher Resource Guide. (2011)〕
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