Talarohk
The Pedanticator
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Oceanside, CA
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Octopus erections
I saw this, and immediately thought "The Asylum must know of this!"
http://www.nature.com/nsu/030922/030922-11.html
Apparently, the tip of the hectocotylus (mating arm) in male octopuses has erectile tissue, in a structure similar to that of the human penis or clitoris, which is involved in mating. This is the first finding of erectile tissue in a soft-bodied animal.
Just thought you all might want to know.
EDIT: spelling
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