The mating ritual of leopard slugs is beautifully bizarre. Each individual has both male and female sex organs — and although they can fertilize themselves, they seem to prefer coupling. Under the cover of night, they climb up a tree or rock or fence post and then lower themselves on a mucus tether, entwining their bodies. Why hang upside-down? Because gravity helps the slugs lower their oversized penises, which emerge through an opening on the right side of their heads. Coitus complete, both sn
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The mating ritual of leopard slugs is beautifully bizarre. Each individual has both male and female sex organs — and although they can fertilize themselves, they seem to prefer
Center for Biological Diversity. . The mating ritual of leopard slugs is beautifully bizarre. Each individual has both male and female sex organs — and although they can fertilize themselves, they seem to prefer coupling. Under the cover of night, they climb up a tree or rock or fence post and then lower themselves on a mucus tether ...
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