stackyFACTSImagine getting swiped left because your acoustic rizz is off.
Imagine getting swiped left because your acoustic rizz is off. Male fruit flies literally sing to potential mates by vibrating their wings, but William Eberhard and his colleagues discovered that females are the ultimate audiophile snobs. If the male's wing-buzzing frequency is even slightly off-pitch, the female just walks away. It turns out that evolutionary biology is a high-stakes talent show where failing to hit the exact right note means your genetic lineage ends today.
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