Sperm Graphic (IMAGE)

Simons Foundation

Sperm Graphic

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Visual explainer that shows the enormous length of the fruit fly sperm compared to the sperm storage sac: The sac is only one tenth the length of the fruit fly sperm. The fruit fly sperm is 40 times longer than a human sperm.

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Lucy Reading-Ikkanda/Simons Foundation

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