Comments on: In which a sea cucumber is overcome by lust http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Marjo Aho http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1651743 Marjo Aho Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1651743 Seacucumbers are not that interesting. You should feature nudibranchs instead. Their mating behaviors are much more interesting. For example, they engage in something know as "penis fencing" where two nudies crawl up to eachother, "draw their swords",  fance it out and whoever manages to stick his...uhum..slug organ...under the "skirt" of the other nudie get to be the "male". In some species mating happens in orgies of several individuals. I witnessed 7 nudies having what looked like a jolly good seaslug  group-activity time while diving in Milne Bay, PNG. Bonus points: some nudies are actually solar powered!  Seacucumbers are not that interesting. You should feature nudibranchs instead. Their mating behaviors are much more interesting. For example, they engage in something know as “penis fencing” where two nudies crawl up to eachother, “draw their swords”,  fance it out and whoever manages to stick his…uhum..slug organ…under the “skirt” of the other nudie get to be the “male”. In some species mating happens in orgies of several individuals. I witnessed 7 nudies having what looked like a jolly good seaslug  group-activity time while diving in Milne Bay, PNG. Bonus points: some nudies are actually solar powered! 

]]> By: Monkey_pants http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1649272 Monkey_pants Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1649272 "Sea cucumbers - they're just like us!" “Sea cucumbers – they’re just like us!”

]]> By: snagglepuss http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648773 snagglepuss Thu, 07 Feb 2013 04:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648773 I'll let you have the next one. I’ll let you have the next one.

]]> By: Tim H http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648743 Tim H Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648743  "I don't drink water, fish fuck in it".  I was reading through the comments just to see if someone else had put this up or not.  Dang you.  ”I don’t drink water, fish fuck in it”. 

I was reading through the comments just to see if someone else had put this up or not.  Dang you.

]]> By: Paul Renault http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648571 Paul Renault Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648571  The Internet IS for porn!  The Internet IS for porn!

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648499 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648499 Maybe this explains the Arabian Nights tale about the cucumber stuffed with pearls. Maybe this explains the Arabian Nights tale about the cucumber stuffed with pearls.

]]> By: lorq http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648423 lorq Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648423 I like how the camera starts backing off as cucumber tumescence develops.  Like someone having serious second thoughts about the one night stand they've found themselves in. I like how the camera starts backing off as cucumber tumescence develops.  Like someone having serious second thoughts about the one night stand they’ve found themselves in.

]]> By: Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648311 Maggie Koerth-Baker Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648311 Thanks, Wikipedia. Thwikipedia.  Thanks, Wikipedia. Thwikipedia. 

]]> By: Jen Onymous http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648299 Jen Onymous Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648299 Looks like a great toy idea for this company (WARNING: VNSFW): http://bad-dragon.com/ Looks like a great toy idea for this company (WARNING: VNSFW):

http://bad-dragon.com/

]]> By: Joseph Francis http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648263 Joseph Francis Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648263 I hate it when they try to have a plot. Fast forward to the good part about a minute in. I hate it when they try to have a plot. Fast forward to the good part about a minute in.

]]> By: Christopher http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648260 Christopher Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648260 "Don't work with children or animals"? “Don’t work with children or animals”?

]]> By: Tom Bruno http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648223 Tom Bruno Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648223 Eject the warp core! Eject the warp core!

]]> By: eviladrian http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648219 eviladrian Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648219 It might look strange to us, but I'm sure the sea cucumber would be more freaked out if it saw how we do it. It might look strange to us, but I’m sure the sea cucumber would be more freaked out if it saw how we do it.

]]> By: SumAnon http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648209 SumAnon Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648209  (The % you'd be comfortable with) + 1  (The % you’d be comfortable with) + 1

]]> By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648203 Nathan Hornby Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648203 99% 99%

]]> By: Stephen Gordon http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648124 Stephen Gordon Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648124 Does this count as an animal penis video? Does this count as an animal penis video?

]]> By: snagglepuss http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648098 snagglepuss Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648098 WC Fields was right. WC Fields was right.

]]> By: Mike Nemeth http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648089 Mike Nemeth Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648089 The Sea Cucumbers are named for their resemblance to the vegetable Cucumber, but are not related to the Cucumis sativus vine. -Wikipedia The Sea Cucumbers are named for their resemblance to the vegetable Cucumber, but are not related to the Cucumis sativus vine. -Wikipedia

]]> By: jackbird http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648091 jackbird Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648091 A lot like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCxKFc3XtJs  A lot like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCxKFc3XtJs 

]]> By: jackbird http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648087 jackbird Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648087 I triggered that once when wading among tidepools.  It looks like the sea cucumber suddenly decides to make a bunch of soba noodles.  The extrusion took about 15 seconds from start to finish. I triggered that once when wading among tidepools.  It looks like the sea cucumber suddenly decides to make a bunch of soba noodles.  The extrusion took about 15 seconds from start to finish.

]]> By: Christopher http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648019 Christopher Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648019 According to what I've read sea cucumbers can turn away predators by ejecting most of their internal organs, which then grow back. Call me a sadist but I'd rather see that trick caught on camera. According to what I’ve read sea cucumbers can turn away predators by ejecting most of their internal organs, which then grow back. Call me a sadist but I’d rather see that trick caught on camera.

]]> By: jaypee http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1648000 jaypee Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1648000 I have to admit, the video was a bit anticlimactic. (Did you see what I did there?) I have to admit, the video was a bit anticlimactic.

(Did you see what I did there?)

]]> By: Sirkowski http://boingboing.net/2013/02/06/in-which-a-sea-cucumber-is-ove.html#comment-1647997 Sirkowski Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211365#comment-1647997 So what % of the ocean is fish splooge? So what % of the ocean is fish splooge?

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