OMG SLUG PORN

[conuly]

Here is an image of the Great Grey Slug mating.

Here's another.

I'm staring at what are *obviously* the sex organs and find myself deeply, deeply fascinated. And confused.

Comments

[elfster.livejournal.com]

I once saw leapord slugs mating while hanging from a tree on a mucus thread. Revolting and fascinating at the same time.

[conuly]

Why were you hanging from a tree on a mucus thread? :P

[elfster.livejournal.com]

Oh it's the done thing here in New Zealand ;)

Actually that's probably left over from my initial version of the sentence. I started by typing "I once saw leopard slugs mating while in the spa..." but changed track :p.

[lakidaa.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKPBCXdR6yo

In which David Attenborough discusses slug sex.

[conuly]

I'll click the link later. Let me pre-emptively declare that you rock.

YOU ROCK! (Probably.)

[lakidaa.livejournal.com]

I am so cool

B-J

(it is an emote look at it sideways)

[prezzey.livejournal.com]

Can I recommend Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation (http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Tatianas-Sex-Advice-Creation/dp/0805063315)?

[conuly]

Yes. Yes, you can.

[conuly]

Good thing, too, or I would've asked since when slugs get memberships to the spa :P

[darkpoole.livejournal.com]

Reminds me of that sequence from Microcosmos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD6ELanidTc). Have you seen?

The kinkiness of slugs

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

"So what is so interesting about banana slugs!? Well, these slugs are hermaphrodites, which means that they can act as both males and females at the same time. When they mate, they insert their penises into eachother at the same time. The unusual thing (in case you don't find that unusual enough!) is that sometimes, but not always, when they finish mating one slug will chew the penis completely off the other, a process called Apophallation. Sometimes it happens that both slugs engage in chewing so that at the end of the mating encounter, both slugs are penis-less." (http://bio.research.ucsc.edu/grad/weaver/Pages/project.html)

Re: The kinkiness of slugs

[conuly]

Thanks... I think.

[elfster.livejournal.com]

Ah well they were practically in there ;).

Late reply but I only check my notifications periodically. No membership required for what we call a 'spa' here. I forgot, Americans call them jacuzzis I think.

[queenlyzard.livejournal.com]

...and I thought coral were weird!

...I love slugs and snails. So very strangely cute.