Scientists Make Groundbreaking Discovery..
Minoriteeburg
22-01-2006, 01:44
Newly discovered worm fences with penis
SYDNEY, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Australian scientists are set to announce the discovery of a species of flatworm which is a member of group of predators known as oyster leeches.
Emma Johnston of the University of New South Wales said the creature -- named Imogine lateotentare -- is one of the simplest organisms known, but its behavior is quite complex, the Sydney Morning Herald reported Friday.
Johnston and colleagues Ka-Man Lee and Michel Beal have kept the organism -- found in Sydney's Botany Bay -- in captivity in the laboratory for up to a fortnight, watching as its attacked prey.
The creatures have both male and female parts and engaged in a sexual practice somewhat like penis fencing.
To reproduce they try to stab each other with their genitals and the first to penetrate inserts sperm and then goes on to spar with another flatworm. The "loser" lays and broods the eggs.
The findings are published in the Journal of Natural History.
Copyright 2006 by United Press International. All Rights Reserved.
LINK (http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20060120-17085600-bc-australia-creature.xml)
well maybe not groundbreaking...
lol
Man, nature is funny.
Damn, sometimes these things make me glad I'm human. I mean, could you imagine just how complex dating would be if WE had to do this?
Harlesburg
22-01-2006, 02:35
Damn, sometimes these things make me glad I'm human. I mean, could you imagine just how complex dating would be if WE had to do this?
Who cares about dating?
If this worked for us 'you' could just go up to someone give them a jab and they couldn't chase you.
There would be no Child Support to worry about.
Sounds excellent.
Also some Sea Salads under the sea (obviously) can't move as they are rooted(:p ) to the sea floor and their nearest neighbour might be a few feet away so out reaches their member and *wham* Copulation.
Minoriteeburg
22-01-2006, 03:22
lol
Man, nature is funny.
sure is.
for example the platypus
http://www.goana.com.au/Gossips/Gossip34/images/platypus.jpg
LOL, I seriously laughed for a full minute after reading the penis fencing part.
Harlesburg
22-01-2006, 03:43
sure is.
for example the platypus
http://www.goana.com.au/Gossips/Gossip34/images/platypus.jpg
Or Australians in general........
Minoriteeburg
22-01-2006, 03:48
LOL, I seriously laughed for a full minute after reading the penis fencing part.
i did the same. that why i couldnt help but post this.
the internet sure is a useful tool
Minoriteeburg
22-01-2006, 03:51
this was on same page
Zombie worms found in Britain's North Sea
LONDON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- So-called zombie worms that feed on bones of dead whales have reportedly been found in England's North Sea.
Scientists say the worms belong to a new class of marine organism that scavenges whale carcasses, The Independent reported Wednesday.
"We were astounded to discover a species completely new to science in an environment that is so well known," Adrian Glover, a marine biologist at the Natural History Museum in London, told the newspaper.
Glover and Thomas Dahlgren of Goteborg University in Sweden reported finding the new worm on the bones of a dead, stranded minke whale.
The scientists named the worm Osedax mucofloris, which means bone-eating snot flower.
"We sometimes called them snot worms because, when they retreat into their tubes, they leave mucus behind which is probably a defensive mechanism," Glover told the Independent.
Last year, U.S. scientists found similar organisms feeding on the bones of dead whales buried at depths of 8,000 feet. They nicknamed the species "zombie worms."
But the North Sea species is genetically distinct from the species discovered off the coast of California, said a study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
Copyright 2005 by United Press International. All Rights Reserved.
Heron-Marked Warriors
22-01-2006, 03:53
hehehe
penis fencing
Harlesburg
22-01-2006, 04:13
hehehe
penis fencing
I'd rather be sheathing my Sword(Penis) inside a woman.
Pennterra
22-01-2006, 04:15
...Crap. We're going to be hearing jokes about this for weeks to come, aren't we?
...Crap. We're going to be hearing jokes about this for weeks to come, aren't we?
Yeah... *sigh*
The creatures have both male and female parts and engaged in a sexual practice somewhat like penis fencing.
Hahahaha!
the first to penetrate inserts sperm and then goes on to spar with another flatworm. The "loser" lays and broods the eggs.
Makes me think we de-volved. Thats the shit man...
Minoriteeburg
22-01-2006, 04:45
...Crap. We're going to be hearing jokes about this for weeks to come, aren't we?
most likely
Saint Curie
22-01-2006, 06:21
Hopefully, this will not develop into a devastating but messy form of animal-style martial arts...
"Step aside! I'm a master of Tiger, Crane, and Monkey styles!"
"I know wormwang style."
"You win, my apologies."
Jeruselem
22-01-2006, 06:36
Obviously a product of Satan if you ask Pat Robertson.
Minoriteeburg
22-01-2006, 06:55
Obviously a product of Satan if you ask Pat Robertson.
LOL
[NS]Fergi America
22-01-2006, 07:03
Who cares about dating?
If this worked for us 'you' could just go up to someone give them a jab and they couldn't chase you.
There would be no Child Support to worry about.
Sounds excellent.
But the worms also all have female parts. You might not be too excited to get all that close, when every encounter may make you into a mother!
Pat Robertson is over-compensating because he always looses...
Stone Bridges
22-01-2006, 07:04
I think Penis fencing should be a new Olympic sport.
Minoriteeburg
22-01-2006, 07:06
I think Penis fencing should be a new Olympic sport.
Which countries would be top ranked?
Stone Bridges
22-01-2006, 07:07
Which countries would be top ranked?
Probably the one that has the biggest.
Jeruselem
22-01-2006, 07:08
I think Penis fencing should be a new Olympic sport.
Some might cheat you know. Lots of ways to make things bigger than they are.
Minoriteeburg
22-01-2006, 07:10
Probably the one that has the biggest.
2 categories: Biggest Penis and Biggest Balls.
Stone Bridges
22-01-2006, 07:11
Some might cheat you know. Lots of ways to make things bigger than they are.
Damn Viagaria.
Minoriteeburg
22-01-2006, 07:15
Some might cheat you know. Lots of ways to make things bigger than they are.
drug testing would end that problem.
Stone Bridges
22-01-2006, 07:16
drug testing would end that problem.
Didn't work in Baseball or the NFL.
Minoriteeburg
22-01-2006, 07:18
Didn't work in Baseball or the NFL.
just need to get someone to enforce the law
Straughn
22-01-2006, 09:02
You realize that this thread provides two EXCELLENT names for new puppets.
*nods*
Harlesburg
23-01-2006, 10:55
Fergi America']But the worms also all have female parts. You might not be too excited to get all that close, when every encounter may make you into a mother!
That is true but i would hope to use my bastard powahs to get them before they get me.:)
Lunatic Goofballs
23-01-2006, 11:46
Hopefully, this will not develop into a devastating but messy form of animal-style martial arts...
"Step aside! I'm a master of Tiger, Crane, and Monkey styles!"
"I know wormwang style."
"You win, my apologies."
There is already an Iron Crotch style. *nod*
Lunatic Goofballs
23-01-2006, 11:48
Excerpt from 'Ideas for sexual sports':
"Australian Dick Wrestling! You have to call it Australian so ESPN will show it at 3am without explaining the rules to it." -George Carlin.
:D
BackwoodsSquatches
23-01-2006, 12:14
There is already an Iron Crotch style. *nod*
Confucius say, "Man who practice Iron Crotch style, musthave Balls of Steel, or soon will.
I think Penis fencing should be a new Olympic sport.
"parry"
"parry"
"step"
"lunge"
"parry"
"thrust"
"touche"
I'm surprised no one mentioned this. If that was true for humans, you know, us having both male and female parts... it give a whole new meaning when someone goes and tells you to "Go F#@k yourself."
:D
Eutrusca
23-01-2006, 14:12
"parry"
"parry"
"step"
"lunge"
"parry"
"thrust"
"touche"
I'm surprised no one mentioned this. If that was true for humans, you know, us having both male and female parts... it give a whole new meaning when someone goes and tells you to "Go F#@k yourself."
:D
ROFLMFAO!!!!!!! :D
Big Jim P
23-01-2006, 14:59
The funniest thing about this is, that if people would actually read real publications (in this case Scientific American) instead of relying on the Internet for their news, they would have know about this at least a year ago. Maybe even longer, I forget since I no longer have that particular issue lying around.
But then again, that might just require an effort to educate oneself.
The odd one
23-01-2006, 15:14
Obviously a product of Satan if you ask Pat Robertson.
isn't he one of those people who think everything is a product of satan if it doesn't directly benefit them?
besides, he's probably just jealous that the worm's is bigger than his.
Lunatic Goofballs
23-01-2006, 18:37
The funniest thing about this is, that if people would actually read real publications (in this case Scientific American) instead of relying on the Internet for their news, they would have know about this at least a year ago. Maybe even longer, I forget since I no longer have that particular issue lying around.
But then again, that might just require an effort to educate oneself.
Well, we all have our topics of interest and must pick and choose. We can't read everyhing you know.
Though I am a little surprised that penis-related news slipped by me for that long. :(