The Disposable Penises of a Nudibranch.  Little did I know, when...

The Disposable Penises of a Nudibranch.  Little did I know, when I shot this critter, that it had a kinky talent of regeneration.  I say ‘it’, because nudibranchs are simultaneous hermaphrodites. During mating, the pair will impregnate each other. With the penis location on the right side, when the nudibranchs line up, they can inseminate themselves at the same time. The act takes anywhere from a few seconds, to a few minutes.   Post-coital observations (for Science) showed that as the […]