06-17-2005, 09:34 AM
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I Floop the Pig
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Hermaphrocrab!
Freaky, a crab that's literally half male and half female.
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Johnson named the crab "Jerry," after the talk-show host.
"We thought Jerry Springer would be the only place where the crab would feel comfortable," he said. "He has a lot of unusual stuff on that show."
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Actually, Johnson conducted his own experiment before handing the crab over to scientists. He put the crustacean in a floating tank with a female crab that was ready to mate.
At first the bi-gendered crab cradled the female crab, as if it was protecting it. That's male behavior. But a day later, the crab let go and gobbled up half the female crab - a sign of female aggression in a species where cannibalism is common.
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http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/4616610/detail.html
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