This study in serotine bats (Eptesicus serotinus) shows that the penis is used as a ‘copulatory arm’ rather than an intromittent organ, revealing a novel copulatory behaviour in mammals. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.0
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t3rmit3 ( @t3rmit3@beehaw.org ) 26•1 year ago“without non-penetrative” == “with penetrative”, so I think they’ve gotten it reversed. They’re the only ones to mate with non-penetrative sex.
jarfil ( @jarfil@beehaw.org ) 5•1 year ago“Without”, literally going the way of “literally”… 🧐
FfaerieOxide ( @FfaerieOxide@kbin.social ) 14•1 year agowithout non
recursive_recursion [they/them] ( @recursive_recursion@programming.dev ) English4•1 year agohuh reading the article it seems like a somewhat similar method of pin-to-pad contact solutions seen in computer hardware (see modern fans from Corsair, Phanteks, Thermaltake)
Taringano ( @Taringano@lemm.ee ) 3•1 year agoContactless sex?
MSugarhill ( @MSugarhill@feddit.de ) 3•1 year agoSo, no kissing?