{"id":584,"date":"2020-09-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lovenselife.com\/uncategorized\/split-gill-mushroom"},"modified":"2020-09-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T00:00:00","slug":"split-gill-mushroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lovense.com\/sex-blog\/fun-weird\/split-gill-mushroom","title":{"rendered":"Split Gill Mushroom \u2013 The Fungus With Thousands Of Sexes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some people might have a difficult time understanding the difference of sex and genders. Some people can get very offended by it as well. But imagine if humans were like the Split Gill Mushroom, things would be way more complicated \u2026 and kinkier. Maybe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#d70072\"><span style=\"font-size: 26px;\"><b>HOW MANY?!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>This fungus (aka Chizophyllum Commune) gets its name from its appearance when it dries out. It can usually be found on rotting wood. 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But the gist is still interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovense.com\/UploadFiles\/cam\/img\/20200907\/5e744deb8c824a879a11ca7e878b6d77.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s no candlelight dinner or foreplay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They just bump into each other and part of their cells fuse together (split gills use \u201cclamps\u201d). Since their sexes are highly diverse, there\u2019s an enormously high chance they will be compatible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine walking around and you bump into someone with different color hair as you \u2026 and BAM! You\u2019re now connected by a baby \u2026 literally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bet you\u2019ll look at dating and romance apps totally different from now on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\">Any fun thoughts or insights? Know any cool things about the animal kingdom and sex? Share in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some people might have a difficult time understanding the difference of sex and genders. Some people can get very offended by it as well. 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