Scientits discover crickets have the biggest testicles in the world - Polidicks

[Quote]Scientists have found a bushcricket species with testicles that account for up to 14% of its body weight. It is the animal with the biggest testicles in relation to its body weight, they write in Biology Letters. In a study of their mating strategies, the team found they release only small amounts of sperm at each mating. That suggests the big testes are for mating with many females, not producing competitive volumes of sperm for each encounter. Significant research across the animal kingdom has shown that male testicle size is correlated to the degree of promiscuity within a given species. The more partners a female has, the larger the male's testicles are likely to be. Larger testicles produce more sperm, and a long-standing assumption has been that a kind of numbers game is played out within the female to fertilise her eggs. The male that provides a higher amount of sperm in that scenario has a higher likelihood of fathering offspring. Many experiments in vertebrate species - including in our closest primate relatives - have borne out that idea. [/Quote] Nice to see that important subjects are being reaserched [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11718029]Source[/url]

That's some big news

Mines are bigger

It must have taken some balls to get up so close to that many crickets junk.

Scientits huh?

this makes me want to be a bug

[QUOTE=Archy;25972333]scien[U]tits[/U] you say? :q:[/QUOTE] Late.

14% of its bodyweight? That would be like me having my balls weigh 12 kilos or something! On the plus-side, it would make getting around a whole new experience.

uhhhhhh what about horse testicles? Elephant? I would of thought they'd have the bigger junk.

[QUOTE=Covalent;25972429]uhhhhhh what about horse testicles? Elephant? I would of thought they'd have the bigger junk.[/QUOTE] Percentage-wise. Re-read the OP...

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;25972405]14% of its bodyweight? That would be like me having my balls weigh 12 kilos or something![/QUOTE] If you weigh like 168 kilos, sure.

[QUOTE=Covalent;25972429]uhhhhhh what about horse testicles? Elephant? I would of thought they'd have the bigger junk.[/QUOTE] Relatively, not absolute. [QUOTE=Raged;25972452]If you weigh like 168 kilos, sure.[/QUOTE] That's if I weigh 90 kilos.

That's a pretty ballsy discovery.

[QUOTE=Raged;25972452]If you weigh like 168 kilos, sure.[/QUOTE] Do your math again. 90*.14=12.6

i love scientits

Racing drivers around the world disagree with this scientific discovery. [img]http://imgkk.com/i/c7wj.jpg[/img]

By scientist is pretty much means guy trying to get a degree or phd.

[img]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/49865000/jpg/_49865554_49865553.jpg[/img] I guess he's not going to be making babies anytime soon.

"Shall we have a go at curing cancer?" "No, I'm going to see how many Fruit Pastiles it takes to choke a kestral."

[QUOTE=Doozle;25972961]kestral[/QUOTE] What?

Who funds this?

[QUOTE=RaveRaze;25973027]Who funds this?[/QUOTE] Colleges, research groups, etc.

The social pages say I've got the biggest balls of all. [editline]10th November 2010[/editline] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W-fIn2QZgg[/media]

They probably rubs them together to chirp

I love to squeeze scientits

[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;25974457]I love to squeeze scientits[/QUOTE] Zing.

I love drinking the knowledge of the juicy information that comes from scientits.

[QUOTE=geel9;25974618]I love drinking the knowledge of the juicy information that comes from scientits.[/QUOTE] We have a winner!

Important things are important

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3oVQXEuBZs[/media] Related :)