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You think dating is hard?
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/animal-courtship-mating-spiders-slugs?rid=&cmpid=org%3Dngp%3A%3Amc%3Dcrm-email%3A%3Asrc%3Dngp%3A%3Acmp%3Deditorial%3A%3Aadd%3DDaily_NL_Tuesday_Animals_20230214&loggedin=true&rnd=1676402315208You think dating is hard? Try being one of these animals.
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“It’s not all roses and chocolates,” says Jennifer Verdolin, an associate professor of ecology at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Everything is adapted to their environment, their life history, their particular challenges and opportunities they can exploit.”
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Upon meeting, banana slugs first spend up to an hour biting and batting each other with their heads, says Janet Leonard, a research associate with the University of California’s Institute of Marine Sciences.
In some species, both slugs will then insert their respective penises in the other at the same time for simultaneous fertilization. Other species will take turns, trading the role of male or female every 20 or so minutes. In rare instances, one or both penises will become stuck, and either slug may chew it off. Missing a penis isn’t fatal, but it also won’t grow back.
So although human dating can be quite a challenge, at least be glad you’re not a banana slug.
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“It’s not all roses and chocolates,” says Jennifer Verdolin, an associate professor of ecology at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Everything is adapted to their environment, their life history, their particular challenges and opportunities they can exploit.”
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Upon meeting, banana slugs first spend up to an hour biting and batting each other with their heads, says Janet Leonard, a research associate with the University of California’s Institute of Marine Sciences.
In some species, both slugs will then insert their respective penises in the other at the same time for simultaneous fertilization. Other species will take turns, trading the role of male or female every 20 or so minutes. In rare instances, one or both penises will become stuck, and either slug may chew it off. Missing a penis isn’t fatal, but it also won’t grow back.
So although human dating can be quite a challenge, at least be glad you’re not a banana slug.
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in the enamel sink of a drinking fountain.
