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From: "Amara Graps" <Amara.Graps@mpi-hd.mpg.de>
> At first, the animals were unable to find each other and did
> nothing. But when the worms happened to meet, they started sexual
> fencing bouts that lasted up to an hour. The two animals would sit up
> and try to inject sperm into each other. Only about one out of six
> strikes leads to successful insemination, says Michiels, who calls the
> behavior "brutally inefficient." The animals are left severely
> wounded, with prominent punctures."
>
>
Some like it rough.
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