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Penis-Fencing Flatworms

Keerthi Chandrashekar
First Posted: Jun 12, 2012 01:20 PM EDT
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The first flatworm to stab and inseminate the other flatworm becomes the father. These "penis fencing" matches can last up to an hour.

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