Intimate Slugs

Being hermaphrodites, slugs possess both male and female organs. However, it cannot simply mate with itself.

When the Leopard Slug(Limax maximus) finds a partner, they dangle off an overhang in a spiraling embrace. The slugs then extend their genitalia, and entwine them. Sperm is exchanged between the membranes, fertilising both slugs.

Jasper Nance on Flickr

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   slug sex is actually kind of the greatest thing ever

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    ^ truth. there’s a really great youtube video you can find if you search “leopard slug sex” which might look weird on...

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    And sometimes they try to stab one another with ‘love darts’ And miss completely and hit vitals InterestingStuffs

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