Humans have had a complicated relationship with sex over the years.

From the moment our parents effort and have 'the talk' with usa, intercourse is a huge, and sometimes pretty complicated, part of our lives.

Merely surely we aren't the only species who experience reproduction in such a crazy manner?

If y'all are reading this we assume you are a human being (or a very intelligent monkey) in which case only be thankful their our sexual endeavours are relatively straightforward, specially when you compare it to…

Butterflies

White Butterfly On Viola In Yard

Peacocking to the max correct here (Picture: Getty)

When the male cabbage butterfly (those white things buzzing around your picnic all summer) sees a female person he likes the look of he volition mate with her – providing she is willing – by depositing a package of sperm and proteins.

Proteins? This essentially 'clogs' the female upwardly, stopping whatsoever other males from mating with her.

Even so in gild to go a diverse range of offspring the female has adult and organ which can eat stuff from her vagina tract.

We'll leave the balance up to your imagination.

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Dogs and cats

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It was the playground myth all young boys pondered over – can you break your penis?

2 animals that certainly can are male dogs and cats, because both actually have bones in their penis, which on rare occasions can be fractured.

Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase 'give a dog a bone', doesn't it?

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Pandas

Pandas are well known for the lack of try in the bow-chicka-wow-wow department.

In fact females pandas only come up into oestrus once a year for a menstruum that can be every bit short every bit 24 hours.

When you consider that the male panda's average penis size is almost three centimetres long, it makes you wonder why they fifty-fifty bother.

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Neotrogla lice

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Sexy (Pic: Yoshizawa)

Call up you go tired after a spirited session in the sack? Lice of the Neotrogla genus tin can have sex activity for up to lxx hours at a time.

Besides, the female person of the species mounts and penetrates the male.

Hippos

Douglas hippo

'Hey babe' (Picture: SWNS)

Flirting is a consummate minefield for humans. Am I wearing too much make upward? Should I buy her a beverage?

Hippos have a much simpler and far more direct way of courting – they fling excrement at i some other.

The act is supposed to demonstrate how strong and virile they are (we don't recommend trying this on a dark out).

Dragonflies

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Sex is all about competition and survival of the fittest, unless yous're a dragonfly.

Yous see, these glorious insects have evolved to be a little more sneaky than near.

The male dragonfly's penis has barbs and hooks that tin scoop out any semen that may exist have left in the female past a previous partner.

Some breeds can even release a fluid that can 'dilute' any sperm they find, ensuring theirs is the one that fertilises the egg.

Sharks

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Male sharks don't really have penises. They accept 'claspers' instead.

Only left that sink in (pun definitely intended).