In the Ruff species, 1% of males are ‘faeders’. They are born with female plumage…and, strangely, much bigger testicles. They pretend to be lady birds and sneak-mate (and the females seem to love them!)
Meet the Ruff, a literal ‘sneaky f*cker’ and femme-boy of the bird world. Note: I have also learned that male Ruffs will also mate with Faeders—as bottoms! (And thus the lyrics of Bon Scott’s AC/DC hit spring to mind… ‘He’s got big balls, and SHE’s got big balls… BUT FAEDERS HAVE THE BIGGEST BALLS OF THEM ALL!)
I will study bugs, I will understand and recognize bug's mating dances and then I will interrumpt them on purpose while wearing a mask just to mess up with them in order to create an army of incel bugs who hate me.
Then, I will dress myself as a bug and I will convince them I have a great plan to kill the one asshole who keeps preventing them from mating.
I will then fake my death in front of the angry bug mob (I will convince a friend to put on the mask, then I will stab her) and I will become a hero on their eyes.
I will be popular and praised among them. Queens will trust me. I will become royal advisor for at least 3, maybe 100, maybe more (I haven't studied bugs yet) species.
Two spoonbills engage in a mating ritual in the UK. Spoonbills are having a good year nationwide; wardens at RSPB Fairburn Ings in Yorkshire report that nine chicks, or “teaspoons” as they have been nicknamed, have already fledged, a record number - Photograph: Peter Lau/Royal Society for the Protection of Birds/PA