Thursday, June 17, 2010

Bug porn


Tropical bug porn from the island of St. Thomas.
It's not quite as good as Green Porno or Seduce Me by Isabella Rossellini, which is certainly worth checking out. They are super short films about the mating and reproductive behaviors of insects and marine life using construction-paper puppets, starring Rossellini as the mating animal. The one where she is a salmon is quite humorous and well done, as is her dance as a bee. She's even begun a related series called Bon Appetit, about rethinking where seafood comes from and at what price. Bravo, Ms. Rossellini! And bravo for the anglerfish, too (the deep-sea fish with an underbite, sharp teeth and a bioluminescent lamp hanging over its head. These fish are fascinating beyond their appearance: Only the females look like this. The males are tiny and reproduce by permanently attaching to a female with their teeth, becoming a parasitic mate. They eventually lose all of their organs except their testes. Look it up, watch the clip; it's incredible).

(Photo by the Petophile.)

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