they literally mate with a bunch of males, save their sperm separately in packets and then pick the ‘best’ to optimize the genetic quality
Sounds like they’ve perfected the process and us humans could learn a thing or two from them 😄
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Slab_Bulkhead@lemmy.world 6 hours agoyeah thats what i was thinking hell look at cuddlefish they literally mate with a bunch of males, save their sperm separately in packets and then pick the ‘best’ to optimize the genetic quality. nature is wack. would be wild to learn another creature unlocked Parthenogenesis tho.
they literally mate with a bunch of males, save their sperm separately in packets and then pick the ‘best’ to optimize the genetic quality
Sounds like they’ve perfected the process and us humans could learn a thing or two from them 😄
That’s how human pregnancy works in the SF novel Ilium
I just kind of assumed that stingrays were capable of parthenogenesis.
Did a cursory search and this was the first result which put a dampener on the whole situation unfortunately.
Spindle like they don’t have time to cuddle.
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 5 hours ago
Cuddlefish are a fictional species from the game Subnautica. I think you mean cuttlefish.
Slab_Bulkhead@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
well thats just ducking great. (obviously my autocorrect is attention seeking)
NoPanko@feddit.uk 3 hours ago
Poor touch starved autocorrect :(