Traumatic insemination.

[dennilfloss]

http://www.omg-facts.com/view/Facts/3898

Just one more reason to hate bedbugs.:hmm:

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

 

[ahenkel]

The Harpactea sadistica spiders, on the other hand, are much worse. The male spider will pierce through the female's abdomen repeatedly, making two long rows of holes. Sometimes several male spiders will join in. This method is clearly not very effective and this species of spider is slowly shrinking into nonexistence.

Evolution fail.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

 

[Udgnim]

wikipedia entry about it is an interesting read

In the genus Afrocimex, both species have well developed ectospermalege (but only females have a mesospermalege). The male ectospermalege is slightly different from that found in females, and amazingly enough, Carayson (1966) found that male Acrocimex suffer actual homosexual traumatic inseminations. He found that the male ectospermalege often showed characteristic mating scars, and histological studies showed that "foreign" sperm were widely dispersed in the bodies of these homosexually mated males. Sperm cells of other males were, however, never found in or near the male reproductive tract. It therefore seems unlikely that sperm from other males could be inseminated when a male that has himself suffered traumatic insemination mates with a females. The costs and benefits, in [sic] any, of homosexual traumatic insemination in Afrocimex remain unknown.[1]

 

[Locut0s]

 

[Locut0s]

That's a jumping spider, beautiful and very cute creatures actually.

 

[zinfamous]

That's a jumping spider, beautiful and very cute creatures actually.

I think that's one of GA's own pics, iirc?

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

I think that's one of GA's own pics, iirc?

No, it's not I don't have macro equipment. But I've posted it a few times, sans the text.

 

[Printer Bandit]

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Belongs in the babe thread...

are you suggesting that you would traumatically inseminate her?

 

[bommy261]

Belongs in the babe thread...

are you suggesting that you would traumatically inseminate her?

whatever it takes. so yes and yes

 

[LittleNemoNES]

who dat is?

 

[MotF Bane]

who dat is?

I'm guessing it's Jessica Lowndes. That has nothing to do with the filename though.

 

[MrMatt]

Sometimes several male spiders will join in.

LOL @ the wording

 

[MotF Bane]

Sometimes several male spiders will join in.

LOL @ the wording

That's why the first one is making extra holes.