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To: MineralMan; furball4paws

Hermaphrodites are also a good example of procreation before the male/female specialization.


261 posted on 01/31/2006 11:40:17 AM PST by BMCDA (If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it,we would be so simple that we couldn't)
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To: BMCDA

Well, hermaphroditism developed, perhaps, after sexual reproduction, but it's still interesting.

The most common example of it is the common Garden Snail. Each snail has both male and female sexual organs. Two snails mate, and both end up laying eggs. Very nice.

Another interesting variation is in some fish, which begin their adult lives as males, then become females later in their lives.

Life's fascinating.


264 posted on 01/31/2006 11:45:18 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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