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Every sperm for themselves! (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Isn't this fairly disproven by science now and sperm fertilising an egg is now seen as more of a group effort?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, they all boink the shell until it's boinked enough for one of them to break through. Than that one thanks his mates by shutting and locking the door and leaving them out there to die.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I also thought that there were support sperm who basically just help other sperm reach the egg.