Scientist: ...sometimes you can only identify a beetle by its penis.
Me: And what makes a beetle penis morphologically distinct?
Scientist: The spikey bits.
Me: I’m going to Google during the next talk.
Scientist: You’ll be quite surprised at the diversity.
#GRCSymbioses
Replying to @marinemicrobiom
I thought this may be a ruse but googled anyway and not only was it true but I read, > They anaesthetised the males with carbon dioxide, and erected their penises with an “artificial inflater” – a microscopic plastic tip connected to a pump.
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