Dbdelloid Rotifers - tiny, leach-like creatures found in mud and water pools, have survived for ~80 million years without sex. Now, here's a creature worth exploring! Watching a NPR, Science Friday video of their asexual evolution—made for non-scientific consumption—got me hooked on making a mock-up of same.
Compiled a small sheaf of printable information on rotifers that leaves one admiring these females who have existed fine-thank-you-very-much for a very long time without a man around. Various posts by readers, including musing whether or not these asexuals tend propagate in water features around Catholic churches, makes learning even more enjoyable by adding to the scientific data, asking pertinent questions or just being silly.
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