How Do Females Keep Sperm Fresh for Years? | 80beats
Updated: 2012-01-31 16:04:34
Subscribe Today Renew Give a Gift Archives Customer Service Facebook Twitter Newsletter SEARCH Health Medicine Mind Brain Technology Space Human Origins Living World Environment Physics Math Video Photos Podcast RSS Why Google Thinks You Are a Male and b Old Getting Big Takes Time Millions and Millions of Generations , Say Biologists How Do Females Keep Sperm Fresh for Years The researchers chose to examine the sperm of crickets , because , as with humans , you can get samples of it without having the male come into contact with a female . first What’s the : News You might already know that sperm , which can survive for only a few hours when exposed to the outside world , can live for several days in women after ejaculation . But did you know that an ant queen can fertilize her eggs with