Play the Mating Game to find the creature you're most like in love

[Jamastiene]

You're an Alligator!



You send out strong signals! Making just the right vibrations, you can entice the opposite sex from miles away. Lucky for you, your noisy love tactics don't bother the neighbors.

Alligators are noisy animals, especially during the spring mating season. And while both male and female alligators can produce bellowing sounds, those of large males are louder and deeper than those of their female counterparts. But these noises, created vocally above the water's surface, are only part of the story. From a source deep within their abdomens, males also produce extremely powerful sounds in the subsonic end of the lower register. These sounds (like those produced by the largest whales) travel well underwater and may serve to attract females from many miles away, particularly if the sender is very large and therefore capable of using its massive internal resonating chamber to produce extremely low vibrations.

http://www.enature.com/feature/romance/romance_quiz.asp

My first thought was, "Perfect, I do love the sheilas. They are real beauts." :D

[Deja Q]

1. If I followed you home, would you keep me?

You're a Sandhill Crane!

The courtship practices of cranes are elaborate affairs. For the first few breeding seasons, male and female cranes prance and flap and strut in a ritualized manner that not only demonstrates fitness and reaffirms the pair bond but also stimulates the female to ovulate. Over the years, though, these birds (which usually mate for life) gradually diminish the duration and intensity of the display. Very old couples often simply hop up and down a few times and proceed to copulate.

[MorningGlow]

Hey, me too!

I had no idea I hopped up and down and flapped a lot. Huh. Gotta check that in a mirror or sumpin'.

[DarkTirade]

2. Crocodiles are the ones you're thinking about. Alligators are native to the Americas. :)

I got


You're a Sandhill Crane!

The courtship practices of cranes are elaborate affairs. For the first few breeding seasons, male and female cranes prance and flap and strut in a ritualized manner that not only demonstrates fitness and reaffirms the pair bond but also stimulates the female to ovulate. Over the years, though, these birds (which usually mate for life) gradually diminish the duration and intensity of the display. Very old couples often simply hop up and down a few times and proceed to copulate.

[deucemagnet]

3. A Gypsy Moth?

You're a creature that seems to have a magical ability to lure in lovers with an incredible animal magnetism. Whether they know it or not, the objects of your affection are drawn to you by strange unseen forces.
You're a Gypsy Moth!

A female Gypsy Moth has wings, but they're too small to lift the creature into the air. Instead, the moth uses its wings to fan a chemical pheromone into the night sky — a pheromone so highly concentrated that it can be picked up by the sensitive antennae of a male seven miles away. The male, which never eats, spends its adult life tasting molecules in the air for a hint of a female. When it detects one, it begins flying a zigzag course against the breeze. Each time it intercepts a molecule of the pheromone, it adjusts its course slightly until it finally reaches the female. After mating, the female releases a different chemical that neutralizes the attraction pheromone still left in the surrounding air.

So I'm an insect who's a blight on the landscape? :grr:

[Jamastiene]

4. I LOVE moths.

I always have loved moths. I took 12 Eastern Tent Caterpillars and kept them in a fish bowl when I was a kid. Every morning, while the dew was still on the cherry trees, either I or my aunt would cut some leaves off for them. They ate the leaves. I kept a sponge soaked with water in there too for their "water dish." They went into cocoons after a couple of weeks.

I had a science project due in Earth Science class in 7th grade. My science teacher heard about my pet caterpillars. She insisted I bring them in for a grade as my project. I did, but the school wasn't air conditioned and I was afraid they would get too hot, so I sent them back home after she graded me for raising them (they started out as smuggled in pets at home). She wanted me to leave them for the science fair but I didn't want all those kids sticking their hands in there disturbing their cocoons. So, I brought them back home. The teacher was disappointed, but I was "attached to my pets." That's what my aunt told her as she pried the fish bowl out of the teacher's hands. That teacher really wanted me to leave them all day and all evening. Didn't happen.

A few days later, I was sleeping when all of a sudden my bedroom light was turned on and my mother jumped on the bed with a red solo cup. She was waving it wildly in the air and jumping on my bed. I woke up and asked her what in the world was going on.

My caterpillars had turned into moths and she didn't want them eating her sweaters and other clothes. I insisted on getting up and carefully setting each one of them free myself so she wouldn't accidentally kill them. I've always had a soft spot for moths every since raising about a dozen of them that year.

I love moths. :D

[deucemagnet]

5. That's a nice story.

I like luna moths, but the gypsy moth is a pest that I can do without.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_moth

[dropkickpa]

6. You're a Praying Mantis!

Wow, you're dangerous! You seek only short-term gratification and will stop at nothing to get it. Your insatiable appetite leaves your lovers losing their heads and makes you one of the most successful femme fatales around.


When a male Praying Mantis sees a female, the brain in its head sends a clear message: "This is a deadly predator that's bigger than you. Flee immediately! "Yet the male doesn't flee. Instead, it inches forward. Why? Because a second set of nerves in a different part of its body tells it that the female offers sexual fulfillment. The result is some indecision, which the female promptly resolves by devouring the male's head. Thus freed from the source of its inhibition, the male's lower half now mounts the female and copulates with reckless abandon.

Read more about the Praying Mantis

[SarahB]

7. You're a Salamander

You're a sneaky one. Luring in lovers with good looks and great dancing skills, you require "slimy" tactics to seal the deal. Romanticism for you is serving up a love potion that puts 'em right to sleep.
You're a Salamander

Since a male salamander doesn't have penis, it must fertilize its mate's eggs indirectly. In certain cases, it accomplishes this feat by depositing a packet of sperm on the ground and convincing a female to squat on it. If the female doesn't cooperate, the male may resort to the use of drugs. Yes, the males of some species release special chemicals from glands beneath their chins that, when rubbed into the porous skin of their mates during courtship, make the females docile enough to allow the males to lead them into position to receive their sperm packets.

(Ok, as a woman, this is a little creapy. :scared:)

[Deja Q]

8. If salamanders were the dominant species and passed anti date-rape drug laws...

:hide:

I wonder how the male convincingly asks the female to go squat on his goo...

[KitchenWitch]

13. I am a salamander too...

:shrug:

[Guava Jelly]

9. You're a Red-winged Blackbird

You spend an incredible amount of time primping, preening, and posturing to attract the opposite sex. As much as you want to attract that devoted love, though, you know these efforts serve another purpose: rivals won't enter your territory because of your intimidating presence.

When a male Red-winged Blackbird detects another male in its territory, it approaches the intruder, drops its wings, and raises its beak, all of which serve to make the bird appear large and intimidating. The male exhibits the same behavior when it approaches a female. But it's not trying to frighten off the female. In both instances it's demonstrating its fitness and dominance. Presumably a female will be most interested in mating with a male that can defend a territory and, by extension, provide a steady supply of high-quality food.


Okie dokie

[Inchworm]

10. A Sea Otter!

Weeee!

You like love that keeps you closely entwined. So what's the difference between being cuddly and clingy? You know the perfect balance and practice a form of bonding that will create a lasting love.

You're a Sea Otter!
Before it retires for the evening, a Sea Otter uses seaweed, or kelp, to tie itself to its pals. The result is a Sea Otter chain that keeps members of the community, or raft, close to their feeding ground and prevents them from drifting apart on the lonely seas.



:hi:

[u4ic]

11. A gypsy moth

You're a creature that seems to have a magical ability to lure in lovers with an incredible animal magnetism. Whether they know it or not, the objects of your affection are drawn to you by strange unseen forces.




I think I've got a lot of alligator in me, too...;)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. another sea otter, here

You like love that keeps you closely entwined. So what's the difference between being cuddly and clingy? You know the perfect balance and practice a form of bonding that will create a lasting love.

You're a Sea Otter!
Before it retires for the evening, a Sea Otter uses seaweed, or kelp, to tie itself to its pals. The result is a Sea Otter chain that keeps members of the community, or raft, close to their feeding ground and prevents them from drifting apart on the lonely seas.

[Inchworm]

19. Missed you up here

Woohoo!

:hug:

[JTG of the PRB]

14. You're a Laysan Albatross!

There's only one for you, and you'd know your special one anywhere. Searching for years is a small price to pay for true love, and you'll reaffirm that love again and again over time.

Albatross pairs are among the most devoted couples on the planet. That's because raising young requires teamwork for these birds. One partner may take a weeks-long turn on the nest while the other partner searches thousands of miles of open ocean for food to share. When not breeding, the birds wander alone, sometimes for as long as three years. Their reunion at the nesting colony is celebrated with a courtship dance that helps reestablish the pair bond.

Hmm... I guess that sounds pretty accurate!

[RevolutionaryActs]

15. I'm a Laysan Albatross..

There's only one for you, and you'd know your special one anywhere. Searching for years is a small price to pay for true love, and you'll reaffirm that love again and again over time.
You're a Laysan Albatross!



Albatross pairs are among the most devoted couples on the planet. That's because raising young requires teamwork for these birds. One partner may take a weeks-long turn on the nest while the other partner searches thousands of miles of open ocean for food to share. When not breeding, the birds wander alone, sometimes for as long as three years. Their reunion at the nesting colony is celebrated with a courtship dance that helps reestablish the pair bond.






I feel a Monty Python joke coming on......

[JTG of the PRB]

22. Pfft... Copycat!

:hide:












:P

[femmocrat]

16. Another alligator here... but I do NOT bellow!

:eyes:

[lost-in-nj]

17. I'm a Sea otter

You're a Sea Otter!

Before it retires for the evening, a Sea Otter uses seaweed, or kelp, to tie itself to its pals. The result is a Sea Otter chain that keeps members of the community, or raft, close to their feeding ground and prevents them from drifting apart on the lonely seas.




lost

what ever

[Inchworm]

18. Sea Otters r00l!!

*high 5*

:hug:

[LostinVA]

20. Is this another furry thread?

[Rowdyboy]

21. I'm a sandhill crane, and the descripton is pretty accurate....

"You're a Sandhill Crane!

The courtship practices of cranes are elaborate affairs. For the first few breeding seasons, male and female cranes prance and flap and strut in a ritualized manner that not only demonstrates fitness and reaffirms the pair bond but also stimulates the female to ovulate. Over the years, though, these birds (which usually mate for life) gradually diminish the duration and intensity of the display. Very old couples often simply hop up and down a few times and proceed to copulate"

[harmonicon]

23. sea otter

too fucking cute.

[RainDog]

24. hybrid

phoebus longspur

[SPKrazy]

25. mmmm

You're a Laysan Albatross!

Albatross pairs are among the most devoted couples on the planet. That's because raising young requires teamwork for these birds. One partner may take a weeks-long turn on the nest while the other partner searches thousands of miles of open ocean for food to share. When not breeding, the birds wander alone, sometimes for as long as three years. Their reunion at the nesting colony is celebrated with a courtship dance that helps reestablish the pair bond.