I teach a course in Human Sexuality, and on the first day of class I ask students what is the name for the outer reproductive organs of males and females. Everybody knows "penis" for males, but everybody thinks that "vagina" is the name for the female outer reproductive organs. Nope, it's *not* "vagina." The vagina is located *inside* the body. The outer part is known, collectively, as the "vulva."
Of course, these cave-dwelling insects do appear to have the opposite of what's expected, but if you're talking about "outer" organs, it's "penis" and "vulva." Beth Benoit On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 2:00 PM, Mike Palij <[email protected]> wrote: > Males that have vaginas and females that have penises have been > discovered in an insect species. See: > http://www.livescience.com/44906-female-insect-with-penis-found.html > Perhaps the most astounding statement in the above article is: > > |During copulation, which lasts a whopping 40 to 70 hours, the |females > insert their gynosomes into the male organs. The intricate |female organs > collect sperm capsules from the males. > > Going 40-70 hours at a time? How many times in a lifetime do > they do this? > > The original journal article can be accessed here: > http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822%2814%2900314-5 > Warning: Graphic image of bug-on-bug action > > -Mike Palij > New York University > [email protected] > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13105. > b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf72&n=T&l=tips&o=36198 > or send a blank email to leave-36198-13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf > [email protected] > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=36199 or send a blank email to leave-36199-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
