While I'm sure your genitals are amazing,

they've got nothing on Protanilla.

(via antweb)

He'd need to hold tight, as I can't imagine the female wanting that thing attached to her for any longer than necessary!

http://antbase.org/ants/publications/4250/4250.pdf

(Link didn't work with a parenthesis appended to it.)

Noonilla still seems rather impressive, and looking at Peteresen's illustration, I wonder if maybe it's another, rather less "hung" species of Protanilla

By James C. Trager (not verified) on 09 Oct 2009 #permalink

PS -- Not sure "navel-gazing" is quite the right designation for this.

By James C. Trager (not verified) on 09 Oct 2009 #permalink

Madness - I had no idea there were male ant genitals as large as that! I can only imagine what the act of mating in that species looks like P_P