Parthenogenesis

Parthenogenesis (single-sex reproduction) has long been a lesbian community fantasy. How might comparative zoology assist them to realise this goal?baby.jpg

Parthenogenic animals occur within a modest range of species. However, arthropod invertebrates (insects, spiders, scorpions et al) have the greatest range of such creatures. Aphids, parasitic wasps, some bee species, European formicine and Central/South American electric ants all display such reproductive attributes, as do scorpions and crustaceans like water fleas and Louisiana’s Red Swamp Crayfish. Parthenogenesis has also been observed in some species of hammerhead and blacktip sharks. Parthenogenic reptiles include Komodo dragons, whiptail lizards, geckos and some rock lizards. Although no mammalian species appear naturally capable of asexual reproduction, it has been artificially induced in laboratory mice (2004).

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