Just wondering how big the sperm cells of a whale are. Blue whale, orca or other large whale. I am an animal science student.
2007-01-14 01:29:09 · 8 answers · asked by Stuart M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
The largest sperm, comes from Drosophila bifurca (a fruit fly) approaching 6 cm in length.
The largest mammal sperm measured so far is the Rat 170 microns long.
All other sperm samples measured so far are much smaller, including various whales.
2007-01-14 01:48:05 · answer #1 · answered by whatotherway 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
RE: Are whale sperm seen with the bare eye? obviously human sperm is in simple terms too small to work out with the bare eye. you want a microscope to face a probability of seeing one. yet each thing seems on a much better scale with whales. the most important varieties produce 2 hundred gallons of sperm at a time and characteristic important arteries sufficiently large for small little ones to...
2016-11-23 17:35:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the physical size of an animal has no bearing on the size of an idividual cell. As far as i know, the only sperm vissible to the naked eye is that of the fruit fly; it's 5cm long but is coiled up around itself.
2007-01-14 01:40:02 · answer #3 · answered by Alasdair S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
More than a mouthful Stuart, I hope you can swallow. Probably can skip dinner that night, mostly if it was a Sperm whale.
Sorry could not resist....lol
2007-01-14 01:38:01 · answer #4 · answered by Kdude 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know how big they are. As far I know, the sperm would be zillion times tinier than their ovum. Good question tough.
2007-01-14 01:36:00 · answer #5 · answered by ina 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Big, they are called dolphins
2007-01-14 01:32:41 · answer #6 · answered by ByeBuyamericanPi 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably bigger then a moth balls.
2007-01-14 01:33:06 · answer #7 · answered by Chrisssy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
what a funny Q.... but i don't know the A
2007-01-14 01:32:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋