UM-Bot Posted October 17, 2019 #1 Share Posted October 17, 2019 A zoo in Paris has showcased one of the world's strangest organisms - a brainless, self-healing 'blob'. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/331321/real-life-blob-has-720-sexes-but-no-brain 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted October 17, 2019 #2 Share Posted October 17, 2019 What's in store for human evolution... all sex and no brain ... ~ 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer77 Posted October 17, 2019 #3 Share Posted October 17, 2019 26 minutes ago, third_eye said: What's in store for human evolution... all sex and no brain ... ~ I thought we called that puberty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted October 17, 2019 #4 Share Posted October 17, 2019 So it's a Tumblr Blob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark-DK Posted October 17, 2019 #5 Share Posted October 17, 2019 It's probably related to my x-wife.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphalesion Posted October 17, 2019 #6 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Isn't that a slime mould? Pretty sure it is. If so then there's no reason to treat it as this weird, new mystery thing. We've known about slime molds for some time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbuilder Posted October 17, 2019 #7 Share Posted October 17, 2019 What sweet irony. The only other organism on the planet, with multiple genders, is a brainless, vacuous blob... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoferox Posted October 17, 2019 #8 Share Posted October 17, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Orphalesion said: Isn't that a slime mould? Pretty sure it is. If so then there's no reason to treat it as this weird, new mystery thing. We've known about slime molds for some time. Yes, it’s just an ordinary slime mold. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physarum_polycephalum Edited October 17, 2019 by Carnoferox 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essan Posted October 17, 2019 #9 Share Posted October 17, 2019 3 hours ago, third_eye said: What's in store for human evolution... all sex and no brain ... ~ Human only have 538 different sexes at the moment. Oh, wait someone has just invented another ..... 539. So, not too long to go. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talion78 Posted October 17, 2019 #10 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Could someone explain how the 720 sexes differ from each other 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphalesion Posted October 17, 2019 #11 Share Posted October 17, 2019 14 minutes ago, Talion78 said: Could someone explain how the 720 sexes differ from each other Fungi species often have a huge number of sexes (sometimes tens of thousands) but they aren't quite the same as our binary system of sexes, but more small differences in the genetic makeup. Here is a short article that explains it quite well: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2017/11/06/fungus-genders/ 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom1200 Posted October 17, 2019 #12 Share Posted October 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Essan said: Human only have 538 different sexes at the moment. Oh, wait someone has just invented another ..... 539. So, not too long to go. This afternoon I'm feeling rather quasi-narcissistic-pansexually-indeterminate. Is that on your list? It's a recently recognised condition based on a thorough study of one patient (me) by a pseudoqualified practitioner (me) over an appropriate time period (earlier today). As well as allowing me unlimited permission to bore disinterested strangers on the trains, it also permits me to urinate in public places - it's part of my identity. Also as part of my new identity I demand the right to free food at McDonalds, and demand that it's vegan and fat-free. And low in all those other things I don't understand. And served by fellow qnpis. And throw a hissyfit when I don't get my way. IT'S MY IDENTITY SO BACK OFF YOU FASCIST NAZI PIGS. In trying to squeeze me into one of your 539 categories you are actually a bigoted classificationist. And that's against the 2010 Discrimination Act, so there: Essan is a classificationist. I demand that everybody ignores him/her/them/they/it/twer/thum/shimalim/twumtwum until he/she/they/they/twert/thurum/bambalam/flickflack apologises. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt221 Posted October 17, 2019 #13 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Interesting that blooby can heal it's self when cut in half who thought"ah here's a blob, we know it's a multi sex now let chop it up and what happens..... after that we could hack some of its c*cks of pummel it's..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted October 17, 2019 #14 Share Posted October 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Orphalesion said: Fungi species often have a huge number of sexes (sometimes tens of thousands) but they aren't quite the same as our binary system of sexes, but more small differences in the genetic makeup. Here is a short article that explains it quite well: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2017/11/06/fungus-genders/ It's hard to get clicks with a title like "Real-life 'blob' has 720 possible combinations of reproduction compatibility but no brain" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphalesion Posted October 17, 2019 #15 Share Posted October 17, 2019 13 minutes ago, Dark_Grey said: It's hard to get clicks with a title like "Real-life 'blob' has 720 possible combinations of reproduction compatibility but no brain" Yes, but that poster asked how slime mould sexes work, so I gave a rough explanation and linked an article that explains it more thoroughly. In general slime moulds are pretty interesting and freaky organisms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talion78 Posted October 17, 2019 #16 Share Posted October 17, 2019 3 hours ago, Orphalesion said: Fungi species often have a huge number of sexes (sometimes tens of thousands) but they aren't quite the same as our binary system of sexes, but more small differences in the genetic makeup. Here is a short article that explains it quite well: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2017/11/06/fungus-genders/ Hmmm I understand it, but I just have a different definition of what a sex is....my own thoughts are there's 3 You either carry half the genetics to create off spring. Depending on which half makes male or female or you carry both and can either self fertalise or need a mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scholar4Truth Posted October 17, 2019 #17 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Where is Steve McQueen when you need him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathya Posted October 18, 2019 #18 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Sounds like the Democratic Party at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingAngel Posted October 19, 2019 #19 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Auto-heal, no brain, no stomach or mouth, can share information? Sounds like an alien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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