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Detachable Spider Penises Allow for Sneaky Escapes from Cannibalistic Mates

Seeded on Wed Feb 8, 2012 11:39 PM EST
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The male orb-web spider has a dangerous natural imperative. He—the little one on the left—has to have sex with the behemoth on the right. And she wants to eat him. What's a guy to do? Use his detachable penis to keep her satisfied while he scurries off, of course.

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McSpocky

"In our experiments, it took about 20 minutes to transfer about 85 percent of [the] sperm." That's an impossibly long time to be riding something five times your size with a hankering for your flesh—like riding a zombie bull for a half hour.

  • 2 votes
Reply#1 - Wed Feb 8, 2012 11:40 PM EST
ambivalent

I certainly hope it is worth it. :)

  • 2 votes
#1.1 - Wed Feb 8, 2012 11:47 PM EST
johny-388777

That's an impossibly long time to be riding something five times your size with a hankering for your flesh—like riding a zombie bull for a half hour.

Sounds like Obama riding the corporate super majority made up of repubs and whatevercrats in our congress of sh+t.

  • 2 votes
#1.2 - Thu Feb 9, 2012 10:44 AM EST
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GA Girl-718836

As long as it's rechargeable I say Itsy Bitsy who? LOL! Just kidding! Nice trick Spider-man!

  • 3 votes
Reply#2 - Wed Feb 8, 2012 11:46 PM EST
nonStitiousZealot

Were these little guys the inspiration for this ?

  • 3 votes
Reply#3 - Thu Feb 9, 2012 1:04 AM EST
McSpocky

LOL Could be...

  • 3 votes
#3.1 - Thu Feb 9, 2012 3:26 AM EST
MarkD-555

Dang, you totally beat me to that.

"This comes in handy alot of the time, I can leave it at home when I think it will get me in trouble."

  • 5 votes
#3.2 - Thu Feb 9, 2012 8:07 AM EST
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Eagle Averro

who said there was " safe sex "

  • 2 votes
Reply#4 - Thu Feb 9, 2012 11:10 AM EST
McSpocky

Those spiders give new meaning to not having safe sex. LOL

  • 1 vote
#4.1 - Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:39 AM EST
Eagle AverroDeleted
McSpocky

#4.2 removed for being off topic and inflammatory.

  • 1 vote
#4.3 - Sun Feb 12, 2012 1:28 PM EST
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GA Girl-718836

Real men have detachable "Pleasure wands" really?!

  • 2 votes
Reply#5 - Thu Feb 9, 2012 11:45 AM EST
McSpocky

Maybe if a person has a prosthetic one. LOL

  • 1 vote
#5.1 - Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:40 AM EST
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Eagle Averro

GA Girl-718836 It is heading in that general direction, safety seems to be inherently missing, and in to-days society even more so then ever before. :-)

Just for emphasis see Hematospermia Hemospermia and the CDC about Cancers and STD.

Life is a Battle for survival. some seem to forget.

  • 3 votes
Reply#6 - Thu Feb 9, 2012 12:40 PM EST
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