Re: A quick thought on Scorpion Men

From: samclau_at_QGTXgo0TT55apXGy82TH_2rh6IEoulTrzY1nNNK5NgdF-FkdaUVhXWmn31vr_bo-GJ1j
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:56:12 -0300

They could quite easily have deferred their reproductive capacity, just like male termite workers. The female may also have mated previously and need the food to make the eggs (e.g. leafcutter ant queens can store sperm from their nuptual flight for ca. 20 years). The males ould also quite easily be females by male in appearance, like some mites are genetically male but phenotypically female.

If there are shelves needing putting up, or scapegoats required, Nature has an infinity of solutions.

Sam.

> Mensagem Original:
> Data: 22:48:56 17/06/2007
> De: valkoharja <rintasaa_at_GhqPAGhxnT14WLT6DU4kUINCxKxtGjRJ-ulAN4F5UAsjJtXYNNgtisCwQCAhQC0wc2zS73gXTO4b15sC.yahoo.invalid>
> Assunto: A quick thought on Scorpion Men

> Have you guys ever wondered what the point is with _male_ scorpion men?
>
> The scorpion queen, like their goddess, lays eggs when she has eaten
> sentient creatures. The impression from the source material is that
> she can lay a clutch of eggs from just a single meal, but there is no
> role for the male scorpion folk.
>
> Is the men in the species name just a misunderstanding? Could it be
> that all scorpion folk are at least potentially female, with only the
> dominant one actually laying eggs?
>
> -Adept
>
>

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