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- | In Ariolimax the phenomenon of apophallation, the removal of a penis, has been studied by many researchers. Rather than simply withdrawing after copulation as illustrated above one banana slug will bite off and eat the other's penis. A video recording of apophallation by Dr. Miller can be found [[https://youtu.be/iYr-_Mvqc9k|here]]. Dr. Miller also recorded an //A. dolichophallus// specimen to consume its own penis, autoapophallation, found [[https://youtu.be/cJsMc3aa3hw|here]]. | + | In Ariolimax the phenomenon of apophallation, the removal of a penis, has been studied by many researchers. Rather than simply withdrawing after copulation as illustrated above one banana slug will bite off and eat the other's penis. A video recording of apophallation by Dr. Miller can be found [[https://youtu.be/iYr-_Mvqc9k|here]]. Dr. Miller also recorded an //A. dolichophallus// specimen consuming its own penis, autoapophallation, found [[https://youtu.be/cJsMc3aa3hw|here]]. |