Ovipore
Encyclopedia
An ovipore is a pore-like sexual organ of a female insect
that gets inseminated
by the spermatophore
s ejected by the aedeagus
of a male insect during copulation. The spermatophores that pass through the ovipore are stored in most insect species in another organ called spermatheca
.
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
that gets inseminated
Insemination
Insemination is the deliberate introduction of sperm into the uterus of a mammal or the oviduct of an oviparous animal for the objective of impregnating a female for reproduction...
by the spermatophore
Spermatophore
A spermatophore or sperm ampulla is a capsule or mass created by males of various animal species, containing spermatozoa and transferred in entirety to the female's ovipore during copulation...
s ejected by the aedeagus
Aedeagus
An aedeagus is a reproductive organ of male insects through which they secrete sperm from the testes during copulation with a female insect...
of a male insect during copulation. The spermatophores that pass through the ovipore are stored in most insect species in another organ called spermatheca
Spermatheca
The spermatheca , also called receptaculum seminis , is an organ of the female reproductive tract in insects, some molluscs, oligochaeta worms and certain other invertebrates and vertebrates...
.