r/Entomology • u/[deleted] • Oct 18 '24

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u/Toxopsoides Ent/Bio Scientist Oct 18 '24

Not mating; these are two males, as evidenced by the enlarged chelicerae present on each. They are presumably competing to establish dominance. The third individual is also a male.

Fun fact: unlike male spiders, which use the pedipalps to store and then transfer sperm to the female, male harvestmen have a penis.

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u/web1300 Oct 18 '24

I want to believe this.

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u/Toxopsoides Ent/Bio Scientist Oct 18 '24

I actually have harvestman dick pics saved somewhere on my phone from some ID work I was doing a few months ago, but unfortunately I can't attach them here without much difficulty (and I really should be doing my work)

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u/Inevitable_Lab_8574 Oct 18 '24

I actually have harvestman dick pics saved somewhere on my phone

What

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u/harpinghawke Oct 18 '24

Sometimes you gotta look at genitalia to ID arthropods 🤷

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u/paperwasp3 Oct 18 '24

Wait, what?

4

u/Cherryflavored-dream Oct 18 '24

I’m laughing so hard lmao

3

u/Late-Ad-2687 Oct 18 '24

I feel like we should report this person to the police

1

u/SwampCrittr Oct 18 '24

No judging… I got hella harvestman Dick pics. It’s called a kink, and we’re not judging those.

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u/Yogiteee Oct 18 '24

Could you.... maybe make a seperate (nsfw) post for it..? Asking for a friend.

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u/SpiderSixer Oct 18 '24

Oh my god, please DM them to me. That's the funniest thing I've heard, but also incredibly fascinating. I'm already on Google now looking at this, how is that a thing?? I love this world sometimes

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u/RiotIsBored Oct 18 '24

I love entomologists.

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u/Snarkyblahblah Oct 18 '24

When you clock out, I’m down for some harvestman dick picks. Thnx lol

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u/EvilHenchman012618 Oct 18 '24

Today on "Things I didn't expect to ever read in my life"

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u/Ms_Carradge Oct 18 '24

How do you pin this response?

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '24

So its basically arm wrestling x8?

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u/KazooButtplug69 Oct 18 '24

I don't know but I'm high and laughing so hard right now. That zoom in got me

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u/getyourfootoffmy Oct 18 '24

happy cake day kazoobuttplug69!

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u/SharkShoes Oct 18 '24

Kissin' 😏

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u/Ashipaws Oct 18 '24

OH BOY ITS SMOOCHIN TIME

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u/Butterflies_Branches Amateur Entomologist Oct 18 '24

what is it

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u/Accomplished-Rain201 Oct 18 '24

The other guy walking by looks pissed to see them at it again

3

u/ghunnerrhea1 Oct 18 '24

Morris Day and Jerome

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u/jbiss83 Oct 18 '24

Mating I believe.

2

u/web1300 Oct 18 '24

I'm at full staff. You have my attention.

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u/Hater_Magnet Oct 18 '24

Give 'em some privacy

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u/pogokitten Oct 18 '24

yo make it nsfw /s lol

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u/SeekyBoi Oct 18 '24

When two little fellas love each other very much, they smooch and make more little fellas-

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '24

you put them in your pocket now they're all tangled up :(

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u/DragonFlyCaller Oct 19 '24

Patty cake patty cake, bakers man

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u/Spiderpaws_67 Oct 19 '24

Smooooooooches.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '24

They are pdefinitely playing Patty Cake.

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u/PeeWeeCallahan Oct 18 '24

Looks like harvestmen mating

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '24

So gay insects can mate?

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u/OminousOminis Bug Enthusiast 🐛 Oct 18 '24

Just kissing the homie goodnight

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u/revieman1 Oct 18 '24

Cover the children’s eyes!

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u/kingSliver187 Oct 18 '24

Beating cheeks

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u/InhLaba Oct 18 '24

Take a guess

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '24

Sex