2006-12-18 10:15:08 · 3 answers · asked by morgansean1 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
The goose barnacle has a penis that is up to sixteen times its own body length (!!!!)
For a human, that would be like having a penis over 80 feet long!!!!!!!!!!
The barnacle needs a penis that long because they are anchored in place, and cannot get out and about to mate. So they have to send their penis out to meet and greet the neighbours. Since barnacles are hermaphroditic, once they do meet a receptive neighbour, the neighbour usually sends their penis back, and both barnacles end up pregnant with each other's offspring.
I'm not sure what the actual weight proportion of the barnacle penis is to its own weight, but considering the length, it must be considerable.
Isn't zoology weird?
2006-12-18 10:53:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The tapir. See the attached video:
2006-12-18 10:28:32 · answer #2 · answered by Hauntedfox 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is it really needs to be answered ...i think ...its real bad question
2006-12-19 23:37:05 · answer #3 · answered by greatmangentletrue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋