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Almost all of these creatures, which are also known as nudibranchs, are thought to be “simultaneous hermaphrodites”. This means they have both male and female sexual organs and can use them both at the same time.

Bernard Picton, curator of marine invertebrates at the National Museums Northern Ireland, explained: “The genital apparatus is on the right hand side of the body. So two nudibranchs come together and one faces one way and one faces the other way, with the right hand side of their bodies touching.

“The penis from one fits into the female opening of the other one, and the penis from that one fits into the female opening of the first one, if you see what I mean.

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Is it called the bobbitt?

rbj on February 13, 2013 at 6:30 PM

The beast with two backs.

Mitoch55 on February 13, 2013 at 6:33 PM

Nudibranchs are one of the most beautiful things you might see scuba diving – just do a Google image search for “Spanish Shawl”.

peski on February 13, 2013 at 6:37 PM

Sounds like San Francisco.

viking01 on February 13, 2013 at 6:37 PM

The Feminazis will seize hold of this somehow.

John the Libertarian on February 13, 2013 at 6:45 PM

The act took between a few seconds and a few minutes, after which the creatures would push away and shed their penises, leaving them on the floor of the tank.

In a related story, Barney Frank buys aquarium.

fogw on February 13, 2013 at 6:47 PM

A Kennedy Compound spokesperson said “Yeah, we do that all the time.”

viking01 on February 13, 2013 at 6:47 PM

I understand that this is the same technique that was used by Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe to produce their two offspring.

Pork-Chop on February 13, 2013 at 6:48 PM

Come on guys.

Just tell me if you laughed or not?

fogw on February 13, 2013 at 6:51 PM

The Japanese team observed sea slugs that they had collected from shallow coral reefs around Japan. They saw the animals mate 31 times.

31 times. I remember back in the 80s, when we all thought the Japanese would be the next world superpower. Yeah, not so much.

notropis on February 13, 2013 at 6:57 PM

Nudibranch parents: Don’t masturbate, Billy, or you’ll go blind use up your internal penis.

TexasDan on February 13, 2013 at 7:00 PM

Come on guys.

Just tell me if you laughed or not?

fogw on February 13, 2013 at 6:51 PM

This was addressed to HotAir after my comment failed to post.

Thanks guys.

fogw on February 13, 2013 at 7:08 PM

Thanks guys.

fogw on February 13, 2013 at 7:08 PM

I laughed, but only after going eeeeewwwww first.

John the Libertarian on February 13, 2013 at 7:10 PM

Disposable penises? Surely these scientists were feminists…

ExpressoBold on February 13, 2013 at 7:31 PM