When some flatworms can't find a mate, a new study says, they reproduce in a way that will make you thank the god of your choice you're not a flatworm. CNET freelancer Danny Gallagher has contributed ...

Hermaphrodite flatworm is able to self-fertilise thanks to an evolutionary development resulting in a needle-like penis, scientists have discovered The pursuit of reproductive success in the animal ...

Scientists may have thought they've seen it all when it comes to mating habits of species — until they found a worm that "self-injects" itself with its own sperm. The tiny aquatic flatworm, ...

Microscopic image of Macrostomum hystrix shows the anterior eyes (1) in the head, followed by the paired testes (2), paired ovaries (3), developing eggs (4), the female genitalia containing three ...

Researchers have discovered that Macrostomum hystix, the hermaphrodite flatworm, can reproduce by injecting sperm into its own head. According to The Guardian the sperm swim down its body to fertilise ...

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