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Mar 31, 2005, 11:44 PM
 
Only females exist in several species of the lizards of the genus Cnemidophorus, which might seem like a problem when it comes time to propagate the species.
The females don’t need the males though, they reproduce by parthenogenesis, a form of reproduction in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual. So basically, the females don’t need the males; they just produce clones of themselves as a form of reproduction.
Despite the fact that it is unnecessary and futile to attempt copulation with each other, the lizards still like to try, and occasionally one of the females will start to “act like a male” by attempting to copulate with another female.
The lizards evolved from a sexual species and the behavior to copulate like a male -- to engage in fake sex -- is a vestigial behavior; that is, a behavior present in a species, but is expressed in an imperfect form, which in this case, is useless.
Or is it lizard lesbians?
Anyhow, not an April Fools post.
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Mar 31, 2005, 11:50 PM
 
May the force be with the first person to create a jpeg of lesbian lizards.
     
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Mar 31, 2005, 11:51 PM
 
Originally posted by Obi Wan's Ghost:
May the force be with the first person to create a jpeg of lesbian lizards.
Oh I get it, your user name is like mine except not creative and all your posts involve May the Force be with you.

Neat.

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Mar 31, 2005, 11:52 PM
 
Originally posted by Socially Awkward Solo:
Oh I get it, your user name is like mine except not creative and all your posts involve May the Force be with you.

Neat.
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Apr 1, 2005, 12:26 AM
 
I'm guessing that OWG is the latest incarnation of sugar_coated.
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Apr 1, 2005, 12:29 AM
 
Originally posted by Obi Wan's Ghost:
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That's Yoda's job buddy.

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