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Puppeteers reproduce using three "genders": a non-sentient female who carries the fetus, an egg-producing sex with an ovipositor; and a sperm-producing sex with a penile organ. The egg- and sperm-producing sexes refer to themselves as "he", and refer to the non-sentient host gender as "she", female, also described as a "drone". Technically the non-sentient host is a "cousin" species which is fertile with itself, and breeds more drones. | Puppeteers reproduce using three "genders": a non-sentient female who carries the fetus, an egg-producing sex with an ovipositor; and a sperm-producing sex with a penile organ. The egg- and sperm-producing sexes refer to themselves as "he", and refer to the non-sentient host gender as "she", female, also described as a "drone". Technically the non-sentient host is a "cousin" species which is fertile with itself, and breeds more drones. | ||
[[Category:Fictional species]] | ==Further reading== | ||
* [http://www.larryniven.org/puppeteer/pupbod.shtml "Pierson's Puppeteers: Puppeteer Biology"], ''Known Space: The Future Worlds of Larry Niven'' | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierson%27s_Puppeteer Wikipedia] | |||
[[Category:Fictional species and kinds]] | |||
Latest revision as of 08:43, 27 March 2008
Pierson's Puppeteers are a fictional alien species in Larry Niven's Ringworld series ("Known World universe").
Puppeteers reproduce using three "genders": a non-sentient female who carries the fetus, an egg-producing sex with an ovipositor; and a sperm-producing sex with a penile organ. The egg- and sperm-producing sexes refer to themselves as "he", and refer to the non-sentient host gender as "she", female, also described as a "drone". Technically the non-sentient host is a "cousin" species which is fertile with itself, and breeds more drones.
Further reading
- "Pierson's Puppeteers: Puppeteer Biology", Known Space: The Future Worlds of Larry Niven
- Wikipedia