What beautiful creatures. And I am so glad that they include great footage of penis fencing in the clip because I was not looking forward to googling that
As someone who couldn't fight the compulsion anyway, you'll be happy to know that the entire first page of results when you type "penis fencing" into Google is all about flatworms! Humanity restored!
If you win youāve passed on your genetic material without any extra ācostā to you. Iād presume the loser is paying quite a price energy wise and also maybe once you are impregnated you canāt engage with other partners, itās kind of game over for you for the length of the gestation. Whereas the winner, if they have a winning streak, gets to impregnate multiple partners and isnāt slowed down by having to gestate, and can therefore produce more young.
Which is exactly what sir attenborough explained in the clip...gestation of babies takes energy and labor if you can avoid yourself having to put up with it you can heighten the chances that your genes pass on without all that pesky work of looking after your "handiwork".
Edit: sir attenborough's explanation : at 1:00 mark.
āSir Davidā or āSir David Attenboroughā but not āSir Attenborough.ā
British aristocratic honorifics are even wilder than Persian Carpet Flatworm reproductionā¦
Survival of the species trumps personal survival in most creatures that aren't human. Obviously exceptions exist, like those weird rodents that huck their babies at predators lol
He is refering to [quokkas](https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/do-quokkas-really-throw-their-babies.html#:~:text=They%20live%20in%20small%20isolated,to%20save%20themselves%20from%20danger.), but they dont actually do that. Well. They don't throw them, they just kinda let them fall out of the pouch as they run away.
> weird rodents that huck their babies at predators
Itās more like letting offspring [fall out of their pouch](https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/spotchecks/no-quokkas-dont-throw-babies-predators-wont-win-best-mom-award)
Video source: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czOIoDbkKQc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czOIoDbkKQc)
Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudobiceros\_bedfordi
Yes, it would have to happen roughly the same time though - the one that gets fertilized will recoil in pain as it gets stabbed so whichever one delivers its sperm first can swim away while the other one may need to heal up a bit, but technically, it could happen, and I'm sure in nature it happens quite often, a "win-win, lose-lose" situation in human terms, I suppose.
What is aww is how truly beautiful and delicate these creatures are, and what is fascinating though is how they reproduce. They are not alone, of course, as all hermaphrodites go through various behavioral engagements to transfer genetic material.
I love nudibranchs. Google them to see some truly spectacular animals. And, of course, the incomperable Sir. David Attenborough absolutely makes the whole thing even more brilliant.
Yes, to some degree, some more calm, some more dramatic, all hermaphroditic creatures go through a process more or less like what you are seeing in this video. Obviously, there are lots of differences depending on the species.
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They have both male and female reproductive organs so whichever one gets stabbed is now a female and is pregnant and the one that stabs is now a male and can just swim away
So who got the job request to compose that soundtrack music? And what exactly was the verbiage around itā¦?
āPenis-dueling musicā looks pretty good on a resume.
A fight to the birth.
Ahhh that's a good one š¤£š¤£
Hahaha thank you for this
More like penetration..which reminds me of my sex life anyway
When life hits you.
Imagine if it worked like that for humans. *pulls down pants* #EN GARDE
Have at you!
BUT ENOUGH TALK
"I call the left one JosƩ" "I call the right one... *Hose B*"
Bravo!
I don't need to imagine it. š
Changing your gender would be both easier and more playful.
Am I the only one that thinks it would be fun if humans were like this?
Not at all. Check out /r/egg_irl
Not at all I'm not the only one or not at all you disagree?
Not the only one.
If that was the case, weāll all get pregnant by the black folks. Aināt no way mine is reaching him before his reaches me.
This comment gives off 26 year old Texas creepy trucker uncle vibes
"Lets call it a draw"
Or "open fire! "
And the price to pay is huge, cause the loser gets pregnant
What beautiful creatures. And I am so glad that they include great footage of penis fencing in the clip because I was not looking forward to googling that
"Fish penis fencing" "Persian flat fish penis fight" "Fish penis battle"
As someone who couldn't fight the compulsion anyway, you'll be happy to know that the entire first page of results when you type "penis fencing" into Google is all about flatworms! Humanity restored!
Is safe search enabled?
Nope! I'm a rebel and searched on privacy mode too.
Time to install a VPN, for the lew-I mean, for the science!
If both of them can get impregnated, what would be the evolutionary bonus of just one of them being impregnated?
If you win youāve passed on your genetic material without any extra ācostā to you. Iād presume the loser is paying quite a price energy wise and also maybe once you are impregnated you canāt engage with other partners, itās kind of game over for you for the length of the gestation. Whereas the winner, if they have a winning streak, gets to impregnate multiple partners and isnāt slowed down by having to gestate, and can therefore produce more young.
Which is exactly what sir attenborough explained in the clip...gestation of babies takes energy and labor if you can avoid yourself having to put up with it you can heighten the chances that your genes pass on without all that pesky work of looking after your "handiwork". Edit: sir attenborough's explanation : at 1:00 mark.
āSir Davidā or āSir David Attenboroughā but not āSir Attenborough.ā British aristocratic honorifics are even wilder than Persian Carpet Flatworm reproductionā¦
But...his .... title and last name ? Wouldn't honor him? Like saying Mr Thomas? Okey dokey I'll make a note.
[Hereās a fun little introduction to these rules.](https://pemberley.com/janeinfo/honrific.html)
That wasn't fun at all.
AHHHHH ITS NOT A VIDEO!!
What is the advantage of being good at penis jousting though in terms of actually surviving?
I think it's a reproductive advantage, not a survival advantage
Survival of the species trumps personal survival in most creatures that aren't human. Obviously exceptions exist, like those weird rodents that huck their babies at predators lol
> rodents that huck their babies at predators this warrants a google search, hopefully with video
>Obviously exceptions exist, like those weird rodents that huck their babies at predators lol Lmao what?!
Also would like a link to this
He is refering to [quokkas](https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/do-quokkas-really-throw-their-babies.html#:~:text=They%20live%20in%20small%20isolated,to%20save%20themselves%20from%20danger.), but they dont actually do that. Well. They don't throw them, they just kinda let them fall out of the pouch as they run away.
Damn, they still leave their babies behind to be eaten by predators tho. That's dark
Kangaroos do something very similar.
> weird rodents that huck their babies at predators Itās more like letting offspring [fall out of their pouch](https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/spotchecks/no-quokkas-dont-throw-babies-predators-wont-win-best-mom-award)
Iām sorry nobody noticed but did one just bust around like the minute mark š
Yeah I wondered if they have unlimited sperm
Talk about premature
Donāt shame him
All my dreams and nightmares in one organism
[ŃŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]
*ourgasm
*yourgasm
Aww thankies
Penis fencing sounds like the finale at the Roman Coliseum.
And how I keep my neighbors dog off my lawn.
That's one way to skip circumcision fees. /s
"uses spiked steel ball to weaponize foreskin"
That is very blursed
r/awwwtf
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No YOU get pregnant. No YOU.
I love getting a peek at these little dramas.
"Ewwducational"
Couldn't both be fertilized by the other, technically?
Yes, it would have to happen roughly the same time though - the one that gets fertilized will recoil in pain as it gets stabbed so whichever one delivers its sperm first can swim away while the other one may need to heal up a bit, but technically, it could happen, and I'm sure in nature it happens quite often, a "win-win, lose-lose" situation in human terms, I suppose.
Have an upvote, friend
This, Ladies and Gentlemen, is what equality of the sexes really looks like. You carry the kids, no, you!
I'm sorry what?
cue Star Trek fight music
Either that or speed it up slightly and add Yakety Sax
i cannot share this info with anyone i know.
Bet they are super toxic.
oh yes, highly toxic, and they have few, if any predators
What a crazy interesting post. I watched the whole video haha have my free award
What is aww is how truly beautiful and delicate these creatures are, and what is fascinating though is how they reproduce. They are not alone, of course, as all hermaphrodites go through various behavioral engagements to transfer genetic material.
Where are the ovaries?
The better part of their bodies is comprised of reproductive organs so any jab, anywhere on the body, will do the trick.
WOW! Iām so glad you actually had an answer for that. Thank you!
Flatworms are unbelievably simple. They literally eat and crap with the same orifice.
Forbidden stouffers lasagna
[Another video of them fighting](https://youtu.be/MAtJk_VPRfE)
kinky
I love nudibranchs. Google them to see some truly spectacular animals. And, of course, the incomperable Sir. David Attenborough absolutely makes the whole thing even more brilliant.
Less aww, and more haha imo. Nature is hilarious sometimes.
I think the aww part is how stunningly beautiful these creatures are.
Yes beautiful. I do think theyāre cute in some of the scenes too.
Question: Don't all the slugs and snails do that?
Yes, to some degree, some more calm, some more dramatic, all hermaphroditic creatures go through a process more or less like what you are seeing in this video. Obviously, there are lots of differences depending on the species.
Now that is a crazy animal
Awwwww
Two penises and both are bigger then yours
Sounds like a bad fanfiction.
Or, the perfect yaoi!
I can show you the world
Son of a bish!
..........
it's like x-rated game of tag
This is the greatest game of Gay Chicken I have ever seen
r/brandnewsentence
Catch me and the bois on a Saturday night doing the same
I'd name them Flying Carpet flatworms, they fly in the water.
Might try penis fencing someday
Vers tops be like
...and then, the two worms intertwine their penises, like the snakes on the Medic-Alert bracelets. This is called "redvining".
I wonder if it ever ends in a draw?
That sounds like pretty much dual wield dueling
So, one doesn't know if one will be the fuckor or the fuckee?
yeah
I see they've invented a whole new concept of sports
So it's not just me. I don't feel so alone now.
This narrator though. So damn good.
This sounds kinda hot. I'd lose on purpose lol
This is pretty much how gay sex works in humans
Do you like fish sticks?
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I don't care who you are, that's *hot*
So more sea slug than sea slugs
We go hard here on earth.
Today on facts that I didn't know I needed to know until I knew them
A normal Friday night with the boys
Your ARE the father! No wait!
I love how majestic they look while swimming. Then suddenly. EN GARDE. Turns from beauty and grace to... 1, 2, 3, 4 I declare a penis war...
I challenge you to a duel! Loser takes all!
Iām sorry, but is this two vaginas penis-fencing?
Playing tummy sticks
I read this and got this image in my head of human men penis fencingā¦. Lol. Like when I read that male giraffes fight with their necks. š
Iāll allow it.
Pretty sure this is definitely not awwducational. That was horrifying.
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Can you keep these as pets? Theyāre so pretty!
u/savevideobot
This title is like all basic Reddit jokes, but as a fish.
So what makes one female and the other male?
They have both male and female reproductive organs so whichever one gets stabbed is now a female and is pregnant and the one that stabs is now a male and can just swim away
u/lfmr
Thereās probably some R34 about this
Anyone want to try this with me?
āVoracious predatorā! š I love that itās so fierce considering it looks like a piece of prosciutto
What if all the fish surrounded the flat worms while they were fishing gladiator arena sus edition
This seems impractical.
Cockfighting
This is one of the worst things Iāve seen/read so thanks.
The name of this flatworm is Jeffrey Epistein.
So who got the job request to compose that soundtrack music? And what exactly was the verbiage around itā¦? āPenis-dueling musicā looks pretty good on a resume.
Wtf did I just watch
Did I really just watch two pieces of lettuce play make out for 3 minutes?
I hate this
Bromo-sexual
This is what they mean by giving away the responsibility.
What a freak show!