Security Considerations in the Evolution of the Human Penis
Fascinating bit of evolutionary biology:
So how did natural selection equip men to solve the adaptive problem of other men impregnating their sexual partners? The answer, according to Gallup, is their penises were sculpted in such a way that the organ would effectively displace the semen of competitors from their partner’s vagina, a well-synchronized effect facilitated by the “upsuck” of thrusting during intercourse. Specifically, the coronal ridge offers a special removal service by expunging foreign sperm. According to this analysis, the effect of thrusting would be to draw other men’s sperm away from the cervix and back around the glans, thus “scooping out” the semen deposited by a sexual rival.
Evolution is the result of a struggle for survival, so you’d expect security considerations to be important.
Pat Cahalan • May 5, 2009 1:47 PM
Change that to “Security Considerations in the Evolution of the Human Penis” 🙂