Monday, October 10, 2011

Science is Cool: Cricket Cojones!


Remember that AC/DC song, "Big Balls?" Well, it may have just been written for a cricket.


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Cricket Sets Testicle Size Record

The Tuberous bushcricket's testicles account for 14 percent of its body weight. To put that in perspective, the testicles of a man weighing 200 pounds (91 kilograms) with that ball-to-body ratio would weigh 28 pounds (12.7 kg). . .

Read more at: Live Science

Thanks to Stupid Monkey Planet for the link.

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