Thursday, September 20, 2012
Sex Inside the Hermaphroditic, Penis-Chewing World of Slug Sex
Posted by Audrey Ference on Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 11:20 AM
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It takes a while. But first, there is the seduction. Many slugs have elaborate mating rituals, to prevent interbreeding between species. After that, they get in the slimy slug 69 and wait for their balloon sac penises to get working. There is, of course, a video:
Sometimes, though, during all the lying around and sperming, the slugs' penises can get stuck together, apparently because slug penises will corkscrew on occasion. When that happens, they have to apophallate, which is a polite way of saying chew each others' dicks off. I guess they just chew until one of them gets free. The now penis-less slug is still able to mate, just only (only!) as a female. This is okay, though, because it keeps the gene pool fresher.
After mating, both slugs (if they still have their dicks) or just one slug go and lay a bunch of eggs in a hole and forget about it, until the next time they're in the mood for more penis entanglement. And that is how slugs are made: it's gross and beautiful.
Sources: The Sensual Slug, UVM Blog
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