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Geeks in Heat

io9, the Gawker empire's science/sci-fi blog, is wrapping up its weeklong "Spring Mating Season" series, and it's pretty awesome. If you find that you need a break this weekend from those repeat Susan Boyle viewings, I highly suggest checking it out. The io9 editors highlight sex-related science news—such as a potential end to menopause and the discovery of the world's first all-female ant species*—and they've also put together some awesome top-ten lists, like this not-entirely-safe-for-work one about the all-time most embarrassing alien mating moments. (I vividly, unhappily, remember that Klingon one from when I was 11.) I especially recommend Takashi Murakami's creepy-sweet Inochi videos, about a prepubescent love-sick robot who looks like Eric Stoltz from Mask, and has similar girl problems. Happy Pon Farr, everyone!

*Correction, April 21, 2009: the original post said "all-female species," but the Mycocepurus smithii is actually the world's first all female ant species. Other all-female, non-ant species exist.