Here’s a fun (and slightly wild) fact about slug mating: Many slugs are simultaneous hermaphrodites—they have both male and female reproductive organs and exchange sperm with each other at the same time. But the really dramatic part is this: Some slug species practice “apophallation.” During mating, their penises can become tangled. If they can’t separate, one slug will chew off the other’s penis to free itself. After this, the slug that lost its penis can still mate—just only as a female. Slug
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Here’s a fun (and slightly wild) fact about slug mating: Many slugs are simultaneous hermaphrodites—they have both male and female reproductive organs and exchange sperm with each other at the same time. But the really dramatic part is this: Some slug species practice “apophallation.” During mating, their penises can become tangled. If they can’t separate, one slug will chew off the other’s penis to free itself. After this, the slug that lost its penis can still mate—just only as a female. Slug
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