You think your sex life is strange, wait till you see this.
There is a (probably) NSFW but absolutely fantastic hashtag happening on twitter right now, that has scientists competing with tweets to bring you the strangest sex organs in the animal kingdom. It’s educational, horrifying and hilarious.
Here are a few highlights. Enjoy!
Lucille rocks most popular swelling 4 Fongoli #chimps; she's @ half mast here. @LantingFrans pic. #junkoff pic.twitter.com/k5JGCd4B6Z
— ????? |Ticket ? (@tathkra__) August 26, 2015
Gotta join in on the #junkoff: Fruit bat from my Uganda research trip pic.twitter.com/evbXEDg56q
— Laura N. Kloepper, Ph.D (@ProfLKloepper) August 26, 2015
More sea anemone #JunkOff watch this tropical species spawn! Not sure if sperm or eggs https://t.co/uBXSu5ilXp pic.twitter.com/JB0s6plsZX
— Christopher Mah, @[email protected] (@echinoblog) August 26, 2015
Hanging your balls off a bungee cord while repeatedly leaping meters in the air. Adaptive?#junkoff pic.twitter.com/d9NDId5JJd
— Andrew Hendry (@EcoEvoEvoEco) August 26, 2015
Science Twitter has its mind in the gutter, but I'm in anyway. Presenting: Papa Congo's huevos: #junkoff pic.twitter.com/Me73GUeTE2
— Dr Tracie McKinney (@mckinney_monkey) August 26, 2015
Not genitals, but repro organs nonetheless.Scent glands help moths find mates #JunkOff via http://t.co/SfPLjwn919 pic.twitter.com/Bo9I1bT4WQ
— https://mastodon.ie/@Rob0sullivan (@Rob0Sullivan) August 26, 2015
Do girl bits count? I'm posing for a photo, unaware that Beni is showing off her swelling behind me #JunkOff pic.twitter.com/iLaLPqjGpm
— Dr Addy Lowe (@adriana_lowe) August 26, 2015
Burmese pythons appear to be able to do the YMCA dance with their man-tackle… #JunkOff Via http://t.co/LoFBGwaH4F pic.twitter.com/7UBFBWy8To
— https://mastodon.ie/@Rob0sullivan (@Rob0Sullivan) August 26, 2015
https://twitter.com/coralnerd/status/636374120737935361
Microbes are feeling pretty left out of the #JunkOff pic.twitter.com/4cq9LAgYpx
— Shane Caldwell (@superhelical) August 26, 2015
Biologist @caseywdunn made this video of barnacles waving their ginormous junk around. It’s impressive. https://t.co/gjSKAl3sWs #JunkOff
— Terry McGlynn (@hormiga) August 26, 2015
Vervet monkey junk is turquoise#JunkOff#mammalwatching pic.twitter.com/uo0C3nZh0W
— Anne Hilborn (@AnneWHilborn) August 26, 2015
https://twitter.com/Myrmecos/status/636353635006345216
Stay weird, Twitter. Stay weird!
Featured image by Frans Lanting
