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Cuttlefish (mander.xyz)
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[–] spinne 79 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"It's important to have a job that makes a difference, boys. That's why I manually masturbate caged animals for artificial insemination." -- rando convenience store customer in Clerks, 1994

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How is that not a porn fetish yet

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Oh, somehow I doubt it isn't.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Search engine challenge of the day: Find another source for this behavior.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

.... I..... I'm a primary source....

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

RFK probably.

[–] agentshags 33 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Dare I ask for more context lol

[–] ChaoticCookie 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure these fish ejaculate whenever they see someone of the same species as them.

[–] SreudianFlip 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

NOT FISH despite the name. Cephalopods are molluscs like snails! They are pretty smart and can have somewhat elaborate mating routines, and most species are somewhat careful about sperm sac delivery AFAIK. Lonely prisoners are not good behaviour models.

[–] ChaoticCookie 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Very intriguing! Thank you for correcting me!

[–] SreudianFlip 3 points 3 months ago

Cool, and if anyone wanted to dive into the cuttlefish rabbit hole, er, den, 10/10 would recommend any reading or documentary about them. Astonishing visual communication and camouflage, curiosity, problem solving, and more weird biology.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Same

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Do you want a playlist?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I guess this is like #7 or so on the “Jobs that cause ejaculation” list?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago

#1: Mortician

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

You know I might regret saying this but that cuttle fish is literally me

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I love your job too

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Dr. Dugong?