The Female of the Species may refer to:

• The Female of the Species (Kipling poem), first published in 1911
• "For the female of the species is deadlier than the male" is the chorus of the Walker Brothers' title track for the 1967 British film Deadlier Than the Male
• The Female of the Species (play), a comic play written by Joanna Murray-Smith and produced in the West End, London, in 2008
• Female of the Species, a 1996 song by Space
• The Female of the Species: Tales of Mystery and Suspense, an anthology edited by Joyce Carol Oates
• The Female of the Species, a 1928 novel by H. C. McNeile
• The Female of the Species, a 1987 novel by Lionel Shriver
• Female of the Species & Female of the Species Vol2, A 2 cd compilation series from Law & Auder Records featuring female electronic musicians from around the world
• "The Female of the Species is More Deadly Than the Male" is also the title of volume 38 of the comic series The Boys
• The Female of the Species (film), a 1912 short film directed by D. W. Griffith
• The Female of the Species (The Boys), a 2019 episode of The Boys