Unfortunately for him, the 19^th^ century discoverer, Robert Dick, did not live to see the 2013 discovery of his namesake's sexual dimorphism (presumably because no imprints of soft tissue had been found back then).
Microbrachius means “little arms” and refers to the genital limbs that locked male and female fish together when mating. And dicki means – that’s right, you guessed it.
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ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 320d
So we're just posting straight-up uncensored porn now, cool.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 320d
Lewd hand-holding; it’s a scientific fact!
SnekZone@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 320d
Hey uhmm, what are these?
fossilesque@mander.xyz · 13 pts · 320d
SnekZone@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 320d
Good friends even!
fossilesque@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 318d
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org · 12 pts · 320d
Microbrachius dicki
Sphks@jlai.lu · 9 pts · 320d
Wow, it's not a joke. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbrachius
With picture : https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/ancient-armoured-fish-first-creatures-to-have-sex-9805387.html
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org · 8 pts · 320d
Unfortunately for him, the 19^th^ century discoverer, Robert Dick, did not live to see the 2013 discovery of his namesake's sexual dimorphism (presumably because no imprints of soft tissue had been found back then).
ilovededyoupiggy@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 319d
The article:
The wiki:
Turns out I didn't guess it after all.
vaionko@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 320d
Babe, let's hold hands while I shove my enormous foot in your crotch
Sidhean@piefed.social · 2 pts · 320d
sus
FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 320d
Date night with me and who else?