February 22, 2008
Incest in the Womb
A female Acarophenax tribolii mite typically gives birth to 15 females and one male. All of her little mite children hatch while still inside her womb and the male mates and impregnates all of his sisters. Then the brother dies and his sisters begin life by bursting their mother open and killing her.
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oh the beautiful cycle that is life.
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ReplyDeleteYou might want to check out the Symbion pandora, a lovely little creature that lives on lobster lips and reproduces by collapsing its digestive tract. Awesome blog.