The biggest sperm come in the smallest packages—and other surprising facts about male sex cells
Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 08:40
in Biology & Nature
Most people probably think of sperm as the microscopic tadpole-like things wriggling around in human semen. But there is an astonishing amount of diversity in the size, shape and number of sperm produced by male animals. In fact, despite performing the very same function in all animal species (fertilising eggs), sperm are the most diverse cells found among animals.