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One question that's not well-answered in this article is how new bdelloid individuals are created. Do they bud like yeast? Do they lay eggs? Do they just cleave in two?

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They lay unfertilized eggs. That's why they looked for a male that would fertilize the eggs, but didn't find one.

Adding slightly to ars' answer. The method of reproduction is called parthenogenesis. Here is the simple wiki entry:

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenogenesis

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