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A male seahorse giving birth resembles a horrible pregnant shotgun

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We recently looked at the abstract adorableness of seahorse mating. In reality, the birthing process has the visual punch of an orgasm combined with an ungodly case of diarrhea. Here are some happy parents from The Deep aquarium in Hull, England blasting a few hundred babies into the world. For those of you who require brain bleach, soothe your frontal lobe with the placid glow of the fire clam.

https://gizmodo.com/the-weirdest-mating-habits-of-the-animal-kingdom-expla-5901715

https://gizmodo.com/this-flamboyant-creature-is-half-mollusk-half-discothe-5904262

[Via Mental Floss]

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