▲ 380 ▼ Diphalia (slrpnk.net) submitted 8 months ago by Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 34 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Ghostie@lemmy.zip 7 points 8 months ago (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 17 points 8 months ago (1 child) When you have two pensises, you don't ask why, you just shut up about it and enjoy having two pensises. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] Jyek@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child) It's actually a hemipenis. It's a single penis with two heads. Forked like their tongue. It's because they breed in piles and it doubles their odds of hitting a target permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] T156@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) Probably to make mating easier, since they can protrude out on either side, rather than the snake having to reposition, or end up poking straight down into the dirt. But genital shapes can be pretty weird in general. Just look at humans. Instead of a simple tube, they have a squishy plug thing on one end. They don't even have a baculum to keep it straight, they just use hydraulic pressure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 17 points 8 months ago (1 child) When you have two pensises, you don't ask why, you just shut up about it and enjoy having two pensises. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Jyek@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child) It's actually a hemipenis. It's a single penis with two heads. Forked like their tongue. It's because they breed in piles and it doubles their odds of hitting a target permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] T156@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) Probably to make mating easier, since they can protrude out on either side, rather than the snake having to reposition, or end up poking straight down into the dirt. But genital shapes can be pretty weird in general. Just look at humans. Instead of a simple tube, they have a squishy plug thing on one end. They don't even have a baculum to keep it straight, they just use hydraulic pressure. permalink fedilink source parent