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Nature is Metal

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    taiwan_girl
    wrote on 16 Sept 2024, 01:02 last edited by taiwan_girl
    #378

    A team of biologists recently discovered a new parasitic wasp species in the United States that has a unique way of infecting its hosts. Syntretus perlmani lays its eggs in the bodies of living, adult fruit flies instead of larvae or pupae. The wasp larvae then burst out of the fly’s abdomen, killing it.

    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07919-7

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    a,b, The development of wasp larvae inside host flies (a) is accompanied by growth of wasp teratocytes (b, black arrows), which can be seen through the host abdominal cuticle and obstruct the view of the testes (b, white arrow). c, The second and following larval instars lack a head capsule and tail spike, and the final instar grows to nearly the length of the host fly (see Supplementary Video 2). d, Pupal development takes place within a white silken cocoon as is typical of euphorine wasps. e, Larval emergence is always from the abdomen and has been observed to occur between the second and third tergites (dorsolaterally) or laterally through a tear in the abdominal cuticle. f, The adult wasp (male shown) is small, yellowish brown and approximately 1.5 mm in length. Scale bars, 0.5 mm (a–d) and 1 mm (e,f).

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      taiwan_girl
      wrote on 25 Nov 2024, 19:34 last edited by
      #379

      Link to video

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        jon-nyc
        wrote on 25 Nov 2024, 19:35 last edited by
        #380

        Closest he can come to reattaching his head.

        Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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          Copper
          wrote on 25 Nov 2024, 19:44 last edited by
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          That's not the first impressive tail we've seen here recently.

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            Mik
            wrote on 26 Nov 2024, 00:19 last edited by
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            No. The Aston Martin one comes to mind.

            "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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              taiwan_girl
              wrote on 26 Nov 2024, 15:39 last edited by
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              Kind of disgusting but at the same time, a bit interesting.

              A japanese leech eating a worm

              Link to video

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 26 Nov 2024, 19:55 last edited by
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                I wonder how long that worm stayed alive after being consumed whole.

                Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                  26 Nov 2024, 19:55

                  I wonder how long that worm stayed alive after being consumed whole.

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                  Horace
                  wrote on 26 Nov 2024, 21:14 last edited by
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                  @jon-nyc said in Nature is Metal:

                  I wonder how long that worm stayed alive after being consumed whole.

                  After that decapitated snake head that bit its own tail, I'm wondering whether there is a bright line between alive and dead for lower creatures like worms or magats.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                    jon-nyc
                    wrote on 26 Nov 2024, 21:16 last edited by
                    #386

                    There was in the case of Ashley Babbit.

                    Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                      26 Nov 2024, 19:55

                      I wonder how long that worm stayed alive after being consumed whole.

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                      taiwan_girl
                      wrote on 27 Nov 2024, 02:09 last edited by
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                      @jon-nyc I liked how it kind of bobbed its head to find it. I guess it was using "smell" or the equivalent because I dont think it has eyes.

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                        jon-nyc
                        wrote on 27 Nov 2024, 02:13 last edited by
                        #388

                        Yeah. It’s remarkable that he caught it.

                        Also that worm was faster than I expected. It looks pretty much like the earthworms I would dig up as a kid to catch fish in the local pond.

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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 28 Nov 2024, 14:36 last edited by
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                          Note to self: don’t get within 3 feet of a snapping turtle

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                            George K
                            wrote on 28 Nov 2024, 14:44 last edited by
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                            We had the occasional snapping turtle at the Cheddarshack. They're scary fast.

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              Copper
                              wrote on 28 Nov 2024, 14:54 last edited by
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                              They live in the golf course ponds here. They will come out and walk around sometimes, just to let you know they are here.

                              When they are active, I stay away from the ponds.

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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 14 Jan 2025, 09:47 last edited by
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                                Love the title.

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                                  taiwan_girl
                                  wrote on 30 Jan 2025, 19:10 last edited by
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                                  https://www.instagram.com/p/DFa9zL0SWVF/

                                  Aquarium in CHina.

                                  (PS You should be able to watch even if you dont have IG. I dont have it, and I was able to see)

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                                    mark
                                    wrote on 26 Apr 2025, 13:27 last edited by
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                                    KELT-9b.png

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                                      Mik
                                      wrote on 26 Apr 2025, 13:33 last edited by
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                                      Wow. Not a class M planet.

                                      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                        Mik
                                        wrote on 1 May 2025, 16:10 last edited by
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                                        https://mossandfog.com/unbelievable-photos-show-snake-fighting-against-blue-heron/?utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c06e5d78644b3aab4472

                                        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                          1 May 2025, 16:10

                                          https://mossandfog.com/unbelievable-photos-show-snake-fighting-against-blue-heron/?utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c06e5d78644b3aab4472

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                                          taiwan_girl
                                          wrote on 1 May 2025, 16:32 last edited by
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                                          @Mik said in Nature is Metal:

                                          https://mossandfog.com/unbelievable-photos-show-snake-fighting-against-blue-heron/?utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c06e5d78644b3aab4472

                                          ...after a prolonged 20 minute struggle, the snake finally relents,

                                          LOL

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