Comments on: Traumatic insemination – male spider pierces female’s underside with needle-sharp penis

By: faith

faith — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:54:45 +0000

GO PENIS!!!!!!!!

By: Cin

Cin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:35:29 +0000

Spiderman ain’t so sexy now, huh?

By: Ed Yong

Ed Yong — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:40:56 +0000

SciencePundit – but of course.
Christie – yes. Yes it is. You have incurable NERD…

By: Zach Miller

Zach Miller — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:39:33 +0000

TMI! TMI!

By: Christie

Christie — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:13:32 +0000

Is it bad that the phrase “traumatic insemination” kinda makes me giggle?

By: The Science Pundit

The Science Pundit — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:42:41 +0000

I’m thinking of making a short (mostly v-log style) video where I talk about this. Is it alright if I use that second video inside of mine?
(I would, of course, link back here in the video description.)

By: MattK

MattK — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:40:05 +0000

I also notice that the male is larger than the female, a reversal of the usual case amongst spiders.

By: Yeshivish Atheist

Yeshivish Atheist — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:16:53 +0000

And the female spider doesn’t even get to eat the male spider after that?

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:13:24 +0000

Evolution at work!

By: Shaden Freud

Shaden Freud — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:08:37 +0000

Wow, what a prick!