Isn’t this fairly disprove by science now and sperm fertilising an egg is now seen as more of a group effort?
Every sperm for themselves!
Submitted 10 months ago by dogsoahC@lemm.ee to science_memes@mander.xyz
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Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 10 months ago
abbadon420@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Yes, they all boink the shell until it’s boinked enough for one of them to break through. Than that one thanks his mates by shutting and locking the door and leaving them out there to die.
Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 10 months ago
I also thought that there were support sperm who basically just help other sperm reach the egg.
flora_explora@beehaw.org 10 months ago
This is a dumb meme that is only based on sexist assumptions of gender roles. And it sure isn’t a science meme.
dogsoahC@lemm.ee 10 months ago
What.
Phineaz@feddit.org 10 months ago
I’ll bite: How is this related to gender?
flora_explora@beehaw.org 10 months ago
Isn’t this picture of ‘male’ sperms violently competing with each other while ‘female’ oocytes peacefully cooperating anything but a projection of gender expectations?
RickAstleyfounddead@lemy.lol 10 months ago
Which are which
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Explains how my X sperm got an SRY gene on it.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 10 months ago
And after unsuccessful fertilisation the images are reversed.
Mothra@mander.xyz 10 months ago
I figured a picture of a marathon vs people on a queue
dogsoahC@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Shit, that would have been better.