Post B20daASP3Bxsd2OXb6 by playinprogress@assemblag.es
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 (DIR) Post #B20da7Kqep8gwjpxuC by playinprogress@assemblag.es
       2026-01-06T12:48:23Z
       
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       Yesterday I started idly wondering if #clitorises are a human/primate special or if they are more widespread. Turns out they are! Almost all vertebrates have them, except for birds, except except for those bird species where the males have penes. Clitorises have even been found in reptiles like snakes, who have two-parted "hemiclitorises" \o/ But animal clitorises are still quite underresearched /o\#rabbithole
       
 (DIR) Post #B20da8QCcP14JdLktE by playinprogress@assemblag.es
       2026-01-06T12:52:05Z
       
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       The Wikipedia article on animal clitorises is a treasure trove of delightful trivia, including this bit about hyenas:"Subordinate females lick the clitorises of higher-ranked females as a sign of submission and obedience, but females also lick each other's clitorises as a greeting or to strengthen social bonds; in contrast, while all males lick the clitorises of dominant females, the females will not lick the penises of males because males are"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_clitoris
       
 (DIR) Post #B20da9TmgZTXb2286y by playinprogress@assemblag.es
       2026-01-06T12:52:53Z
       
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       (You do not, I repeat you do not want to read the bit about hyenas and giving birth. It is gruesome and I really wish I hadn't.)
       
 (DIR) Post #B20daASP3Bxsd2OXb6 by playinprogress@assemblag.es
       2026-01-06T13:02:40Z
       
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       ... and from there I got to the genus "Clitoria" of "mainly tropical and subtropical, insect-pollinated flowering pea vines." They are very pretty!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitoria
       
 (DIR) Post #B20daBDCFDOYyAHuXA by genmaicha@stereophonic.space
       2026-01-06T13:20:37.178029Z
       
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       @playinprogress you can brew blue tea from Clitoria ternatea (butterfly pea) and also use it to make blue food
       
 (DIR) Post #B20daHyD7KZDviKXeC by playinprogress@assemblag.es
       2026-01-06T13:03:36Z
       
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       Also, this amused me  😂 "Controversies existed in the past among botanists regarding the good taste of the naming of the genus. The analogy drew sharp criticism from botanists such as James Edward Smith in 1807, Amos Eaton in 1817, Michel Étienne Descourtilz in 1826, and Eaton and Wright in 1840. Some less explicit alternatives, like Vexillaria (Eaton 1817) and Nauchea (Descourtilz 1826), were proposed, but they failed to prosper, and the name Clitoria has survived to this day."
       
 (DIR) Post #B20daPrllAAUQ3NVia by playinprogress@assemblag.es
       2026-01-06T13:04:34Z
       
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       Hence concluded my little rabbit hole. You're welcome! :)