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Male-male matings have been observed in species of acanthocephalan worms. Upon completion of the act, the penetrating partner will seal off the recipient's genital region with a mating plug.[9] Once sealed, the anal cavity becomes impervious to further infiltration.

Wouldn't that also prevent the worms from defecating properly, though? Stonemason89 (talk) 21:32, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And would be the point? The plug is supposed to ensure that the implanting male's sperm have no competition. With a male, what would be the point? --Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia (talk) 20:20, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Didn't find any reference to this on the linked page...67.170.79.239 (talk) 03:20, 30 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Will it ever come out?

I just stumbled upon this page and thought it was interesting, so excuse me if this is an obvious question, but, will it ever come out? This should be noted in the article as I'm sure that many people who read this article will wonder the same thing. Greenhplover (talk) 09:35, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]