👉 In biology, the term "ovipositional" is used to describe a behavior in which an insect or other animal lays its eggs within the female reproductive tract of another organism. This type of behavior occurs during the life cycle of certain insects and can involve both males and females. For example, some species of ants have the ability to lay their eggs inside the bodies of other ants, where they grow until they are fully developed before hatching into adults. Similarly, some species of beetles use
