Is this why we do it?

[coral_s]

Diminutive Giant Australian Cuttlefish males have taken to pretending to be female to elbow out larger love rivals, science magazine Nature has revealed.

More details here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4188495.stm

[Helana]

That's disgusting!!! I have no interest in cuttlefish. :D

If you tried that Trojan Horse approach with a real woman remember to duck before her handbag hits your head. ;)

[crispy]

That's disgusting!!! I have no interest in cuttlefish.

well I do ........... YUMMMEEEE!!

[Helana]

I knew you were not a vegetarian! :eek:

[Val Tan]

I knew you were not a vegetarian! :eek:

vegetarian?

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/dreamworks_skg/shark_tale/jack_black/jack_black1.jpg

[crispy]

vegetarian?


so cute, and with binocular vision as well :)

[Helana]

And he's had a nose job too. :p No shark is that pretty!

[crispy]

vegetarian?


I can see you inside the shark's mouth, Val.

now either you've been swallowed whole :(

........or you are trying to compete with the resident shark ......... not good :mad: :p

[iseiai no okama]

Female impersonation is a pretty widespread technique among marine organisms. Among many species of fish there are smaller males which have coloring like the females. And when the female and macho males aren't looking these smaller males take advantage of the females, flushing out the macho male's sperm and fill the female with his own.

i believe some lizards also do the same thing.

Unrelated, but also interesting, some female fishes switch and become male if the dominant male dies, and that some lizard populations are completely female, and are able to fertilize eachother.

[Kate_Uhler]

wow.. cool..

hey everybody!!!! battle of the spurious sharks... !


*grin*

kate...