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hello tl. welcome to “ lessons with loon “

today , we will be learning how snails have sex in this educational thread using my knowledge + research.
first of all , snails are hermaphrodites. this means any individual specimen has both the male AND female reproductive organs.

this also means any two random snails can successfully repopulate with each other.
now , let’s say we have our two snails. we’ll name them. . . dvalin and durin.

the two are planning to sexually reproduce ; however , there’s one problem.

who is going to act as the female and carry the offspring ?

this is where the infamous “ love dart “ comes in.
the gypsobelum , informally known as a love dart , isn’t exactly as romantic as the nickname sounds.

it’s a nail-clipping-sized spike that the snails stab into their partners ~ 30 minutes before sexual intercourse actually occurs.
this love dart is filled with hormones that prepare the stabbed snail& #39;s body for sperm.

depending on the species , only one may stab the other , or they will both stab each other in an attempt to avoid becoming the “ female. “
next , they’d actually do the deed ; assuming they actually survive the stabbing of the love dart.

you see , the dart is the equivalent of a 15-inch knife to humans. thankfully , though , snails are usually resilient and survive the aforementioned stabbing.
now let’s say durin stabbed dvalin and vice versa.

~ 30 minutes later , the two begin the deed.

however , to be successful, both of them must insert their penises into the other& #39;s vaginal tracts at the same time.
both deposit sperm, and the strength of the love dart is the ultimate factor in whether or not the partner’s eggs are fertilized.
now , let’s say when they stabbed each other , durin’s love dart was stronger than dvalin’s ; this means that dvalin’s has a much likelier chance of being successfully fertilized compared to durin. this is because durin’s hormones were stronger and affected dvalin more.
and that , my students , is how snails have sex. i hope this thread was educational for you <3
// here’s a video on it !! https://youtu.be/UOcLaI44TXA ">https://youtu.be/UOcLaI44T...
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