wɪð mˈeɪlz ˈɔːlweɪz wˈeɪɾɪŋ ɚɹˈaʊnd fɚðə fˈiːmeɪl tə ɹˈiːtʃ fˈʊl mətʃˈʊɹɹᵻɾi, ðə ɹˈeɪs ɪz ˌɔn fɚðə mˈeɪl hˌuː ɪz smˈɔːl ɪnˈʌf tə nˌɑːt biː dɪtˈɛktᵻd, jˈɛt ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ ˈeɪbəl tuː "plˈʌɡ" ðə fˈiːmeɪl sˌoʊ ðæt ˈʌðɚ mˈeɪlz hæv ɐ lˈoʊɚ tʃˈæns ʌv kəmpˈiːɾɪŋ fɔːɹ fˌɜːɾɪlᵻzˈeɪʃən ʌv hɜːɹ ˈɛɡz.
With males always waiting around for the female to reach full maturity, the race is on for the male who is small enough to not be detected, yet is also able to "plug" the female so that other males have a lower chance of competing for fertilization of her eggs.