Scientists say the record-breaking testicles may allow the male cricket to mate with several females in quick successionThe animal kingdom has gained a modern record holder after scientists declared a species of cricket to possess the largest known testes of any creature in relation to its body mass.
Delicate measurements of the tuberous bush cricket,Platycleis affinis, showed that its testes accounted for 14% of the insect's body weight. whether the same proportion were applied to a man, and his testicles would weigh the equivalent of six bags of sugar each.
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Source: theguardian.com