Tintinnabulate
08-07-2010, 09:46 AM
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Male O. ingens with erect penis and ejaculated spermatophores on table (penis is white tubular structure in lower half of the picture)
The mating habits of deep-sea squid have been revealed for the first time, after the discovery of a male squid with a huge elongated and erect penis.
The male squid's sexual organ is almost as long as its whole body, including the squid's mantle, head and arms.
That shows how male deep-sea squid inseminate females; they use their huge penis to shoot out packages of sperm, injecting them into the female's body.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8792000/8792008.stm
Male O. ingens with erect penis and ejaculated spermatophores on table (penis is white tubular structure in lower half of the picture)
The mating habits of deep-sea squid have been revealed for the first time, after the discovery of a male squid with a huge elongated and erect penis.
The male squid's sexual organ is almost as long as its whole body, including the squid's mantle, head and arms.
That shows how male deep-sea squid inseminate females; they use their huge penis to shoot out packages of sperm, injecting them into the female's body.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8792000/8792008.stm