I first heard about this newly discovered insect on the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast. Curious, I googled for some information and I am not disappointed( Cut for somewhat NSFW material )

If your partner is likely to devour you after sex, snapping off your genitals inside her and running away might seem a reasonable reproductive strategy.

Sounds kinda painful, but it could save your 8-legged life!

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I don't think this has been posted before, if it has, delete it please

http://www.cracked.com/article_15926_15-most-bizarre-animal-mating-rituals.html

Some are more common knowledge, but there's a few of what I'd consider more obscure facts tossed in.

in addition to all the interesting camel facts in deringer's last post ( did you know that Australian feral camels are the last wild dromedaries in the world? And HIGHLY sought after for racing stock ( Read more... )

( secret sex life of wombats )

Someone sent me this article years ago, which prompted me to create a new icon professing my lesbian weevil love. Eventually, I stuck a link to the article in my profile because it seemed like I had started to give some people false hope that I had something in common with these gorgeous creatures...something more than a hard shell and ( Read more... )