| This tactic seems risky, because not all ovules get fertilized, and the unfertilized ones abort without storing nutrients. |
| Some species consist only of females that produce their daughters from unfertilized eggs, a type of reproduction called parthenogenesis. |
| During copulation, the female transfers unfertilized eggs to the male's ventral surface, where fertilization takes place. |
| This process is known as parthenogenesis, where unfertilized eggs develop into embryos without sperm. |
| Because hybrid males are almost completely sterile, almost all eggs are unfertilized. |
| In parthenogenesis, an unfertilized egg can start dividing and still produce a normal offspring. |
