article_snippet.sent: ‘sex nests’ to mate with the male partner have been found by a team of researchers.
article_snippet.sent: The intriguing males build these secret chambers to avoid predators.
article_snippet.sent: And the male will cover up the eggs to protect the male from predators.
article_snippet.sent: ‘The male quickly carves out a chamber by excavating the sand around small rocks at the bottom of the stream,’ said Agata Blaszczak-Boxe from New Scientist.
article_snippet.sent: Once the female has laid the female eggs, the male then covers up the entrance with sand from the stream.
article_snippet.sent: The reason for this is not only to protect the eggs from predators, but also from tadpoles of the species - as the eggs are known to be cannibalistic.
highlights_snippet.sent: And the male will cover up the eggs to protect the male from predators .