Seaworm calf is born through the anus of the mother, who is also the father!

If you have read the title of this story and yet had the courage to open it, we have a special gift for you, which is the video above, of a sea-worm giving birth. No need to worry, though, as the images are far less disgusting than you might think.

Reproduction of this species, Prosorhochmus americanus , better known as American sea worm, is certainly quite different from what we are used to. This is because, although they are fully capable of mating with other members of their species, these animals usually self-fertilize, since they have both a male and a female reproductive system.

They deposit their own sperm inside the ovary and generate small genetic copies of themselves. And when it's time for little worms to be born, usually three at a time, they find themselves in a tricky situation. The American Sea Worm does not have a natural channel through which "babies" can exit the mother's / father's body.

Therefore, they pierce the ovary wall and then do the same with the gut wall, then go there to freedom, so to speak. But if you think this is cruelty on the part of puppies, you need not worry. In a short time the tissues of the worm regenerate and he / she continues with its life normally.

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