#100sciencepoems 28: Aristotle Considers The Hectocotylus

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    • It simply seems implausible:

      This can’t be how they reproduce:

      It’s “tentacle”, not “testicle”

      And maybe I am being obtuse

      • This can’t be how they reproduce!

        A suckered arm that shoots out sperm?

        And maybe I am being obtuse

        But are we sure it’s not a worm?

        • A suckered arm that shoots out sperm:

          To me it sounds distinctly odd

          But are we sure it’s not a worm

          That’s stuck in a cephalopod?

          • To me it sounds distinctly odd

            It’s tentacle, not testicle!

            Embedded in a cephalopod?

            It simply seems implausible!

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