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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2473713-the-anus-may-have-evolved-from-a-hole-originally-used-to-release-sperm/
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•3 months agoYeah, the first thing the embryo of vertebrates folds into is a torus whose hole will become the digestive system. Reproductive organs come way later.
minus-squareAnIndefiniteArticlelinkfedilinkEnglish3•3 months agoNot to mention that animals with reproductive systems but that reproduced asexually evolved long before sperm. e.g. earthworms
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish13•3 months agoSo very early in our development we’re just an asshole. Some people apparently never make it past this stage.
Yeah, the first thing the embryo of vertebrates folds into is a torus whose hole will become the digestive system. Reproductive organs come way later.
Not to mention that animals with reproductive systems but that reproduced asexually evolved long before sperm.
e.g. earthworms
So very early in our development we’re just an asshole. Some people apparently never make it past this stage.