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[โ€“] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 147 points 1 week ago (3 children)

No one tells you that male rats and mice find certain substrates very erotic. Like a mesh floor, or warm plexiglas. They will rub, groom, and nibble until they ejaculate while you are habituating and testing them, with certain drugs increasing the frequency of these events (morphine for example). So every once in a while I go 'I'm scrubbing rat cum off the mesh floor for money, again'.

[โ€“] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 56 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[โ€“] CluckN@lemmy.world 74 points 1 week ago

๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿ“ธ

Ah, that was me in grad school. Hell, technically I paid them for the privilege.

[โ€“] tomenzgg@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago

God, I'm so glad Jon Oliver finally joined the Fediverse.

[โ€“] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You haven't known love until a rat ejaculates on your finger.

[โ€“] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

'sup

Any plans this weekend?

[โ€“] Donkter@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

'I'm scrubbing rat cum off the mesh floor for money, again'.

Action Bronson line

[โ€“] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 67 points 1 week ago (4 children)

That is either a very strange mating ritual, or that cuttlefish is a narcissist.

[โ€“] superkret@feddit.org 111 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Cuttlefish encounter other cuttlefish so rarely, it's always a good idea to squeeze one out just in case it happens to be a female.

[โ€“] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 52 points 1 week ago

That makes a weird kind of sense. It was moreso the sixteen minutes that threw me, all I could picture was two of them having a staring contest for 16 minutes and then suddenly sperm and eggs everywhere.

[โ€“] Slab_Bulkhead@lemmy.world 49 points 1 week ago (1 children)

$ on its the of cuttlefish

[โ€“] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 29 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[โ€“] BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[โ€“] blazeknave@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

In his mouth?!

[โ€“] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago

"Would you fuck me? I'd fuck me"

[โ€“] RandomStickman@fedia.io 19 points 1 week ago

Squid fucks weird

[โ€“] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Last time I did that, I got arrested.

Here I was, trying to contribute to science and, it's all "indecent exposure", and "this is a public pool, there's no cuttlefish for you to impregnate". Sheesh.

[โ€“] SippyCup@feddit.nl 4 points 1 week ago

All I'm saying is those blind kids didn't even see me coming.

[โ€“] danekrae@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago

I've done that.

I don't have any animals...

[โ€“] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Was it the Cuttlefish of Cthulu?

Warning: Kinda NSFWish link.

[โ€“] Kitathalla@lemy.lol 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Never heard of this band before. It's amazing.

[โ€“] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

GWAR live is something everyone should experience at least once.

[โ€“] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I had the opportunity to see them in 2002 but didn't go. One of the biggest regrets of my life. Seeing them today would still be awesome but I don't think it could compete with watching Oderus as the singer.

I'm super sorry to hear that because you're absolutely correct. Dave Brockie was an underrated genius. I'd still recommend seeing them if you get the chance.

[โ€“] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

GWAR is life. Or death...

Might I recommend for yourself or anyone wishing to get a flavour of this most fabulous musical quartet:

My favourite of their songs The Road Behind

The classic Sick of You

Their cover of Wayward Son

Or this interview with Joan Rivers where Oderus talks about an incident which involved the aforementioned Cuttlefish.

[โ€“] shikogo@pawb.social 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What the hell am I looking at?

Might I recommend this interview with Joan Rivers where all is revealed.

[โ€“] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago

Something something Octopussy

[โ€“] RejZoR@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago

This guy is admin and regular uploader at CephaloHub... :D

[โ€“] Taleya@aussie.zone 10 points 1 week ago

Sudden prevalence of hand mirrors at the local aquarium...

Does that mean it's going to die now, or does that not happen in cuttlefish?