. Spermatophores: sperm and a nutritious meal all in one
Fireflies don’t eat as adults,
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. Voles on a stick
Some birds give food gifts just before mating,
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, and birds called shrikes takes it a step further by making those gifts into kabobs. The birds impale insects or smaller birds or mammals on sharp sticks or thorns to hold them in place as the bird dismembers them. Great

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