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I would not have expected the Italian actress, model, author, and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini to have ever used the phrase "I will dig my palpae in her epigyne!", but in her series of short films, Green Porno, she does that and more.
Developed for the Sundance Channel, Rossellini has created a series of films that makes Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation seem absolutely innocuous. Rossellini dresses up as a series of insects (often the male) and graphically reenacts the mating habits of the animals;
Here's the one she made about snails (DEFINITELY NSFW!);
You can find the rest of the clips on YouTube (and here's Rossellini talking about the development of the project), but there will soon be others. The Sundance Channel has commissioned another series about marine animals, so expect more x-rated nature puppetry in the future. I, for one, can't wait for the new series.
[Many thanks to Bonnie who told me about this series during Christmas!]
Life Science
Comments
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http://membracid.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/green-porno-part-2/
Posted by: bug_girl | December 29, 2008 3:25 PM
I guess I missed that one. Unlike Bora, I don't have the entire science blogohedron wired directly into my brain, so sometimes things slip by. :)
Posted by: Laelaps | December 29, 2008 4:02 PM
Oh, this is amazing! Funny too. :P
Posted by: Andre Elias | December 29, 2008 4:14 PM
I tease you because I love you
:D
Posted by: bug_girl | December 29, 2008 4:52 PM
After the initial jawdrop, I quite enjoyed these. It's certainly a good way to make the info stick in your head.
Posted by: Frasque | December 29, 2008 9:18 PM
If that first picture was supposed to represent a katydid, I suppose he's safe. If it's a praying mantis, he's about to lose his head over-you know what.
Posted by: Raymond Minton | January 13, 2009 10:36 PM