After leaving its detachable penis to finish inseminating the female, the male orb-web spider fights to the death to protect the impregnated gal. Without the extra weight of its sexual organs, this spider can outlast its competition, new research has found.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
"Do you have a Google alert on 'detachable penis'?"
Question asked by me after Meade forwarded me this story:
Labels:
Althouse + Meade,
arachnids,
genitalia
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