If you are not comfortable with sex talk or actual photos of that subject run away now.............
Last night I went out to feed the dog and found this business happening on the wall above his bed. I have only seen this once before and that pair were hanging from a branch of a tree. I think the most fascinating bit is that the genitalia comes out of the side of their heads, very very strange!
I'll let Wiki give you a proper explanation of what is going on here!!
'Slugs are hermaphrodites, having both female and male reproductive organs.
Once a slug has located a mate, they encircle each other and sperm is exchanged through their protruded genitalia. A few days later the slugs lay around 30 eggs in a hole in the ground, or beneath the cover of an object such as a fallen log.
Apophallation is a commonly seen practice among many slugs. In apophallating species, the penis curls like a corkscrew and during mating often becomes entangled in the mate's genitalia. Apophallation allows the slugs to separate themselves by one or both of the slugs chewing off the other's penis. Once its penis has been removed, the slug is still able to mate using only the female parts of its reproductive system.' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slug
7 comments:
how totally bizarre...thats something you dont see everyday thats for sure....
That is amazing! I am just amazed how they do the deed!
Wow thats freaky, and kinda cool! Thanks for sharing lol
Amazing and humorous...possibly painful. Thanks for the lesson AND the chuckle Jackie! ~*~Lisa
Blimey, now hat is something you don't see every day!
Never seen this - thanks for sharing - we have lots of slugs mainly in spring/summer and I will be watching them closer. That's amazing!
Thanks for sharing, never saw this before. We don't have alot of slugs here (Ohio) and if we do I don't see them. Lived in the country for years in other states and never saw it there. Very interesting.
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