When will it stop??? When will the world see how disgusting and perverse these creatures are? When will you see them for who they REALLY are?? When? WHEN?? Video removed because it was getting hung up from CBS tracking code. See it at the Huffington Post. When will it stop??? When will the world see how disgusting and perverse these creatures are? When will you see them for who they REALLY are?? When? WHEN??
Video removed because it was getting hung up from CBS tracking code. See it at the Huffington Post.
By Dr. M, on  May 21st, 2009   Biodiversity, Mating & Reproduction  egg, fencing, flatworms, Hermaphroditism, little flatworms demanding energy, Penis, Sex Week, sperm To borrow from the great comedic folk duo, Flight of the Chonchords “Yeah, you sexy hermaphrodite lady-man-lady, with your sexy lady bits, and your sexy man bits too, even you must be into you-oo-oo.” Hermaphroditism is common in marine invertebrates and the, flatworms are no exception. Certain species of flatworm engage in a behavior called . . . → Read More: Penis Fencing
By Dr. M, on May 21st, 2009 Biodiversity, Mating & Reproduction Asexual, Cycliophora, cyst, larvae, life cycle, lobster, Loricifera, Penis, repoduction, setae, sex, Sex Week, sexual The Wonderful Reproductive Cycle of Cyliophora The Loriciferans were first described in 1983 and since then around 20 species were described with at least 80 species waiting in the wings for their official names. However, Loricefera were known since the 70′s but because of there complex life cycle with a larva (Higgins-larva) that looks completely . . . → Read More: Life Without Gonads and Toes
By Dr. M, on May 20th, 2009 Adaptations, Biodiversity, Mating & Reproduction Barnacle, chemical signals, competition, Crustacea, Eric Charnov, evolution, Hermaphrodites, Matt Hoch, Penis, Sex Week, sperm, thesis Two barnacles removed from a rock. The barnacle on top has been fertilized and the eggs are compressed into yellow pellets on either side of the body. The penis is sticking out from in between. The barnacle below has not been fertilized; the un-fertilized eggs are large yellow blobs. The testes are visible in both . . . → Read More: On the study of crustaceous genitalia
By Dr. M, on May 17th, 2009 Mating & Reproduction Bible, breasts, diversity, evolution, fencing, Israel, Old Testament, Penis, penis fencing, prudish, reproduciton, reproductive isolation, sex, Sex Week, sexual selection, Song of Solomon, sperm This is the official introduction to Sex Week at DSN. We here at DSN never shy away from writing about sex. Through reproduction, fitness is realized as progeny populate the landscape. Thus reproduction can be considered the backbone of evolution as traits are selected for and against, or perhaps not at all. Reproductive methods, the . . . → Read More: Introduction to Sex Week
By Dr. M, on March 19th, 2009 Adaptations, Biodiversity, Mating & Reproduction dagger, fencing, flatworm, love, mate, Mating, NSFW, Penis, Reproduction, sex, sperm, sword, war, worm From the video, “It’s known as penis fencing, and the worms are the swordsmen” Potentially NSFW if having the word the penis said a dozen times over your computer speakers will cause issues. From the video, "It’s known as penis fencing, and the worms are the swordsmen" Potentially NSFW if having the word the penis said a dozen times over your computer speakers will cause issues.
By Kevin Zelnio, on June 17th, 2008 Biodiversity, Critters, Mating & Reproduction, New Research Barnacle, Best of Zelnio, Hermaphrodites, Long Island, Mating, New York, Penis, Reproduction, Rocky Intertidal, Seasonality, Semibalanus, Sessile, Sex Allocation Theory, Trade-Offs, Wave Exposure Spring is in the air! Its the time of year to release your gametes into the water and make baby barnacles. But wait a second, you are a permanent fixture on a rock. Can’t move. What is a young, lovestruck sessile she-male to do? Well, if you are hung like a barnacle you don’t really . . . → Read More: Environment Shapes Barnacle Penis
By Kevin Zelnio, on March 21st, 2008 Biodiversity, Bringin' It, Invertebrate Wars Barnacle, Cypris, Darwin, Mantis Shrimp, Neolepas, Penis, Stalked Barnacle Ed Yong over at Not Exactly Rocket Science ha an awesome post highlighting recent research on the unique vision of mantis shrimps. At the end of his post he (rightfully) dismisses the sea cucumber: “Personally, I think mantis shrimps kick the crap out of sea cucumbers, but they’re on a par with squid, which incidentally . . . → Read More: Another Blow to Sea Cucumbers and a New Challenger to the Ring
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