Similarly, courtship of receptive virgin females is learned after past mating successes.

Adult males are rarely observed, however, although specimens may be lured using cages containing virgin females.

In most genera, males fly swiftly to virgin females that are calling with scent.

A virgin female is called a gilt.

He set up several experimental cages, each containing five males and five virgin females.

Both virgin female and male reproductives are winged.

Parnicle rice mites are parthenogenetic (virgin females can produce male offspring).

Researchers have tested this by placing virgin females with virgin males (either siblings or unrelated).

Similarly, death of a virgin female was reported after admitting a male to her confinement.

Male spiders are often choosy and prefer virgin females (Gaskett, 2007).