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 1 year ago by dogsoahC@lemm.ee to science_memes@mander.xyz
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Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 1 year ago
abbadon420@lemm.ee 1 year 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 1 year ago
I also thought that there were support sperm who basically just help other sperm reach the egg.
flora_explora@beehaw.org 1 year 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 1 year ago
What.
Phineaz@feddit.org 1 year ago
I’ll bite: How is this related to gender?
flora_explora@beehaw.org 1 year 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 1 year ago
Which are which
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Explains how my X sperm got an SRY gene on it.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 1 year ago
And after unsuccessful fertilisation the images are reversed.
Mothra@mander.xyz 1 year ago
I figured a picture of a marathon vs people on a queue
dogsoahC@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Shit, that would have been better.