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shakatanyI came across this somewhere:
"More Weird Mating Habits: The longest-lasting copulation, according to University of Arizona biologist John Alcock (interviewed for an August Knight Ridder story), is that of the lowly "stick insect" (of the phasmida family), which goes on for several months at a time, even though, he said, it is "not clear this is welcome to the female." The male attaches himself to the female's back, which allows her to continue with her daily routine during the mating, while also discouraging competitor males. According to other biologists, some ticks spend up to eight hours on what resembles foreplay, and butterflies, snakes and houseflies can also go on for hours. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch-Knight Ridder Newspapers, 8-28-05]"
Now in the NYC area there's a commercial featuring a man with a woman attached to his back because she wants him to get a medical exam (I think that's the reason for the ad). I will never view that ad in the same way again. It's now the middle-aged version of linoleum though it would've been better if the roles were reversed *g*
I should make clear that I suffer from chronic televisionitis.
"More Weird Mating Habits: The longest-lasting copulation, according to University of Arizona biologist John Alcock (interviewed for an August Knight Ridder story), is that of the lowly "stick insect" (of the phasmida family), which goes on for several months at a time, even though, he said, it is "not clear this is welcome to the female." The male attaches himself to the female's back, which allows her to continue with her daily routine during the mating, while also discouraging competitor males. According to other biologists, some ticks spend up to eight hours on what resembles foreplay, and butterflies, snakes and houseflies can also go on for hours. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch-Knight Ridder Newspapers, 8-28-05]"
Now in the NYC area there's a commercial featuring a man with a woman attached to his back because she wants him to get a medical exam (I think that's the reason for the ad). I will never view that ad in the same way again. It's now the middle-aged version of linoleum though it would've been better if the roles were reversed *g*
I should make clear that I suffer from chronic televisionitis.
