no conflicts of interest to report; receptacle was a volunteer
Imagine being part of a study on ovi implating behaviors. tied down nude, researchers watching from behind glass as a giant insect mercilessly fills you with its ovipositor. you're only referred to by the researchers as the receptacle, you're not the focus of the study, but that's not how it feels with how the dozens of mounted cameras catch every minute detail of fluid dripping down your thighs, the color of your face that can't be hidden from every angle at once, bright lights shining from all sides and measurement markings littering the floor leaving nothing to the imagination as it invades your body over and over. a hanging microphone even lets your every sob and moan get recorded too, just to be treated as disruptions to the data on the parasite's wing vibration frequencies.
when its finally over, they don't even let the eggs develop, the researchers instead dispassionately scrape them out of your loose, shaking body to prepare for the next session with another member of the same species, to see if its behavior will be the same. repeatability is key to good research, and you'd know that most of all, as the most recent grad student to "join the team". a shame they forgot to mention you won't be getting your name on their paper, but it's really your fault for not asking beforehand.
