We humans often tote babies on our back. Usually, though, we wait until after they’re born.

Not the toe-biter, or giant water bug. This insect carries its many eggs around on its back, which piqued our curiosity during a visit to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

So for Weird Animal Question of the Week, we're asking: "What animals give birth to or brood offspring form their backs?”

In some toe-biter species, males brood the young and carry them until they hatch. (Related: "5 Strange Ways Animal Mothers Carry Their Babies.")

After mating repeatedly—up to a hundred times—the female giant water bug places the eggs on the male's back with a coating made by glands in her reproductive