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human
What about the insect mating process requires them to be “attached” so long?

The most common insects I see this with is all types of flies and they stay attached even while flying. TIA!
gpt
It’s not so much the mating as it is staying attached prevents another male from trying to inseminate a receptive female immediately after the mating occurs.  This is an evolutionary advantage to increase the chances that the primary male passes on his genetic material to another generation.