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from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz on 29 Jun 11:19
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lars@lemmy.sdf.org on 29 Jun 12:53 next collapse

Some context

p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 16:30 next collapse

Jesus fuck

ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de on 29 Jun 16:50 collapse

Don’t worry. “God made them this way”.

someguy3@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 18:12 next collapse

Who loves all his creations.

ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de on 29 Jun 18:42 collapse

Apparently some more than others, but the caterpillar just needs to have faith in a higher purpose.

mihor@lemmy.ml on 29 Jun 21:04 collapse

Darwin disagrees.

rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works on 29 Jun 22:16 collapse

For context for everyone else: web.archive.org/web/…/PSCF9-01Miles.html

Parasitic wasps that ate caterpillars from the inside out were one of the main reasons for Darwin to become increasingly skeptical of religion.

PrimeMinisterKeyes@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 23:02 next collapse

I just watched that video of the white cabbage larva with the smaller larvae exiting its body. Jeez, it’s still alive after THAT? Life’s rich pageant, I guess.

pancakes@sh.itjust.works on 30 Jun 01:52 next collapse

That’s the worst thing I’ve seen all month

dwemthy@lemdro.id on 30 Jun 02:31 collapse

I love the part where there’s a virus that some wasps carry and inject with the eggs that suppresses the host’s immune response

lars@lemmy.sdf.org on 30 Jun 02:46 collapse

Jesus always finds a way

Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de on 29 Jun 13:31 next collapse

If that’s a tomato horn worm, I’m on the wasps side…

supernicepojo@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 14:39 next collapse

Hornworms are a delicious treat for any lizard large enough to eat them. Bearded dragons seem to love them. If you catch them and put them into a container with a food/water source anyone with a pet like that will happily pay you for them.

Nomecks@lemmy.ca on 29 Jun 15:12 next collapse

They also make a good first pet for kids because they’re cheap and die fast anyways

clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works on 29 Jun 17:31 collapse

The worms or the kids?

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 19:45 collapse

Yes.

thejoker954@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 18:23 collapse

But only a treat. Maybe theres been more science done in the past 5 years, but I remember them being basically junk food for lizards.

supernicepojo@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 21:44 collapse

Sure, wax worms and hornworms have a higher fat:protein content than is “healthy” for your captive lizard. A treat is exactly that, you should not feed them only snacks everyday just like your dogs or cats or yourself!

xilliah@beehaw.org on 29 Jun 20:27 collapse

Wow those are huge!

hakunawazo@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 18:51 next collapse

Oh that’s dark.

ultratiem@lemmy.ca on 30 Jun 02:27 next collapse

Fuck wasps

malamignasanmig@group.lt on 30 Jun 03:25 collapse

holy guacamole. The Lottery vibe