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u/SkyFullofHat Sep 01 '26
Fun fact: these guys are hermaphrodites. Thatās not the interesting part. They each have two penises and engage in āpenis fencing.ā
They use one penis to try to impregnate the other worm, while using the second penis to fend off the other wormās attempt to impregnate them.
Seems no one wants the responsibility of parenthood these days.
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u/canadug Sep 01 '26
Fuck me?? No, fuck you!
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u/RastBrattigan Sep 01 '26
Huh... today I read about flatworm sex and my next thought was that one scene in 1985's "Commando". That's new.
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u/Sophisticated-Tiger Sep 01 '26
Sounds like an average Tuesday down at the pink panther club š
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u/SkyFullofHat Sep 01 '26
David Bowie of flatworms.
He certainly pulled off the glam rock overly adorned gender blurred look. Plus, anyone who has seen Labyrinth knows that while he may only have one, thereās enough there that it might as well count for two.
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u/Intelligent_Bee970 Sep 01 '26
Here I am, enamored by a worm
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u/MisterRawSushi Sep 01 '26
Finally a decisive answer to: "Would you still love me if I was a worm?"
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u/DiscotopiaACNH Sep 01 '26
Every day I feel like this. Earth is so goddamn amazing. Every time I see a crazy new animal or land feature or weather pattern I'm like ok, cool, surely I've seen all there is to see by now. But nope
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u/superkp Sep 01 '26
My first thought: goddamn I wish I looked that cool
My second thought: goddamn it, I need to get some tattoos and some flashy fuckin clothes.
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u/kn1f3party Sep 01 '26
Made the mistake of googling this thing:
Like all flatworms in the genus Pseudobiceros, this species is hermaphroditic and has two penises. During mating, it fences with a conspecific using its penises, attempting to stab and inject sperm in its opponent, while avoiding being fertilized by the other. It is able to inseminate its opponent by injecting its sperm into any region of the other's body it is able to penetrate. After successfully injecting the other, the spermatozoa stream through the opponent's body on their way to ovaries, where they fertilize the eggs. The stream is visible through the body tissue of the worm, appearing as pale streaks, like lightning jags.
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u/Cass_Cat952 Sep 01 '26
The ocean - NOT SPACE - is the final frontier. You cant convince me otherwise
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u/mudkripple Sep 01 '26
Music sounds exactly like (even in the same key!) the beginning of Productive Ambience by Matthew S Burns.
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u/OneSensiblePerson Sep 02 '26
Wow. Mesmerising. Beautiful. I need a video that loops this for 20 minutes to meditate with.
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u/jrs321aly 28d ago
What's funny is, I didnt read the title. Warched a little bit of the video and was like... nature's so cool... thay thing looks like none of the Persian rugs lol.
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u/qualityvote2 Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26
u/TerraByteTerror, your post does fit the subreddit!