Stay with me on this video, trust me, this is insane shit right here.
So, I work at the local aquarium where we operate on a catch and release system for new animals every season. This year, our giant pacific octopod is this gorgeous lady, Doc.
We all know octopodes (or octopuses, as they’re more commonly known) are extremely smart; well I got a first had experience with that tonight.
In the video above, Doc is trying out a tactic on me that worked on my coworker earlier today before I got to work. She positions herself, as seen, at the upper corner of her tank and lifts the lid (which is weighed down with six bricks and additional lead weights, mind you) enough to blow a mass of water through her siphon and out the crack she’s made so it looks like the tank is overflowing. My coworker today rushed over and took the lid off to get in the tank, thinking he had to clear out a clogged pipe. When he did so, she took the opportunity to get a number of arms down the outside of the glass as she tried to climb out of her tank!!
I, knowing this, did not take the lid off, but watched her test the weight of the lid each time she blew water out, to see if I had taken any of the bricks off!! If you watch closely, a few seconds after she blows water, you can see the header with her info raise slightly as she pushes up against it. (We’ve since doubled the amount of bricks on top of there omg)
True love exists — At
the end of every August, Klepetan, a male stork, migrates to South
Africa, leaving behind his female partner, Malena, and their a nest located on the rooftop of a house in the small village of
Brodski Varoš, Croatia.
She can’t fly with him – her wing was injured by a hunter 22 years ago, so she patiently waits for him
throughout the fall and winter months.
Stjepan Vokić, a former school janitor, takes care of Malena while Klepetan is away.
While storks don’t necessarily mate for life, they do tend to return to the same nests and mating partner
Over thirty years ago anecdotal accounts of the undescribed Larger
Pacific Striped Octopus suggested behaviors previously unknown for
octopuses. Beak-to-beak mating, dens shared by mating pairs, inking
during mating and extended spawning were mentioned in publications, and
enticed generations of cephalopod biologists. In 2012–2014 we were able
to obtain several live specimens of this species, which remains without a
formal description. All of the unique behaviors listed above were
observed for animals in aquaria and are discussed here. We describe the
behavior, body color patterns, and postures of 24 adults maintained in
captivity. Chromatophore patterns of hatchlings are also shown…
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As far as I could find any informations it seems to be like this: male ants (which are only born to reproduce and than be eaten by the ladies) do have two testicels and two deferent ducts in their abdomen, but they dont have a penis. It´s more like they let the sperm out through the abdomen as a drop and the female ant, which is almost always the queen, takes in the drop through her abdomen.
Old but gold!
Little correction:
The male ants dont get eaten after mating. However there are several reasons why the male ants die after the mating ceremony. First of all, male ants are born from unfertilized eggs, and
are homozygous. There is thus, a small genetic disadvantage that male
ants have. The lethal and sub-vital alleles (which are recessive) have
higher chance of being expressed in them. This means they are born with a higher mortality rate. Some also die of hunger because their colony doesnt take care of them after they fulfilled their task.
However, there are several ant species that act differently (army ants for example). Thats what I found out after some research. If somebody would like to add something or found a mistake, just tell me. :)
A really great and more detailed explanation about ant penises you can find in the comment from Sacculetta! Who knew ant sex can even be dramatic?
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