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[General] How do mermaids reproduce?
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The mermaid releases her eggs from her clutch into the "bed" that has been carefully arranged by the male.

The mermen then fertilizes the eggs and can spend up to five months "bedding," or watching over the eggs until such time as they hatch.

This bedding period, when the merman is preoccupied, is when the mermaid is most likely to flirt with sailors to make up for the lack of male company.