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Nature is Metal

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  • HoraceH Offline
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    Link to video

    Education is extremely important.

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    • MikM Away
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      Mik
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      That’s funny.

      "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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        Male bees die after mating with females

        Link to video

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          Every year in the early days of summer, we get 2 monarch caterpillars and the kids watch them phase into a chrysalis and eventually a butterfly. It only takes a few weeks, a few leaves of milkweed, and it’s a remarkable sight to see to be honest.

          This year, our first caterpillar went into chrysalis, and instead of emerging, we woke up one morning to find a string of silk from the hanging chrysalis down to the bottom of the container, after a quick Google it turned out T-flys will infect a caterpillar with parasitic eggs and once the caterpillar goes into chrysalis (hanging mode) the parasite eats the caterpillar from within, resulting in two or three fly larva climbing down a rope like a fucking mission impossible scene, and crawling around the jar until they turn into flies. Gross.

          https://www.internationalbutterflybreeders.org/tachinid-fly-by-rose-franklin/

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            Pictures or it didn’t happen.

            By the way that’s also a lesson for the kids though perhaps a bit gruesome.

            If you don't take it, it can only good happen.

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              Pictures or it didn’t happen.

              By the way that’s also a lesson for the kids though perhaps a bit gruesome.

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              Doctor Phibes
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              @jon-nyc said in Nature is Metal:

              By the way that’s also a lesson for the kids though perhaps a bit gruesome.

              THIS IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU IF YOU WANDER OFF AGAIN!!!!

              I was only joking

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                Not quite sure of the ending to this.. whether it was good or bad.

                (title is a bit incorrect. Not sure if the leopard "saved" the deer or not)

                Link to video

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                • MikM Away
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                  New research shows some female frogs fake their own deaths to avoid unwanted mating. We’re talking full-body limp, floating upside down, even holding their breath. It’s the ultimate ghost move—literally.

                  Turns out “playing dead” isn’t just for opossums… it’s for frog queens dodging thirsty suitors, too. 🐸

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                  "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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                    New research shows some female frogs fake their own deaths to avoid unwanted mating. We’re talking full-body limp, floating upside down, even holding their breath. It’s the ultimate ghost move—literally.

                    Turns out “playing dead” isn’t just for opossums… it’s for frog queens dodging thirsty suitors, too. 🐸

                    IMG_5072.jpeg

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                    @Mik said in Nature is Metal:

                    New research shows some female frogs fake their own deaths to avoid unwanted mating. We’re talking full-body limp, floating upside down, even holding their breath.

                    I've known a couple of girls like that. I just ignored it and carried on regardless.

                    I was only joking

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                      #427

                      Yeah, that just screams 'buttfuck night' as far as I'm concerned.

                      If you don't take it, it can only good happen.

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                        Scientists have observed octopuses punching fish, and sometimes it seems to happen for no clear reason other than what might be interpreted as spite. According to Science Alert, in a fascinating study published in Ecology (2020), scientists observed octopuses teaming up with fish to hunt in coral reefs. These unlikely alliances are usually cooperative: the octopus flushes prey from crevices, while the fish chase down anything that escapes. But every so often, the octopus does something unexpected, it punches its fish partner.

                        With a swift jab of an arm, the octopus will strike a fish mid-hunt. Sometimes it’s strategic, maybe the fish was getting too close to the prize or disrupting the hunt. But in other cases, as marine biologist Eduardo Sampaio and his team noted, the punch seemed to serve no clear purpose. No food was at stake. No interference was happening. The octopus just punched. Researchers call this “active displacement,” a way for the octopus to assert control or perhaps vent frustration.

                        "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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                          "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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                            Smart bird!!

                            Link to video

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                              If you don't take it, it can only good happen.

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                                If you don't take it, it can only good happen.

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                                  Link to video

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                    That's one strong animal. That side step seems to work effectively, I wonder why more people can't do it. I say that as I'm out of breath from walking up the stairs.

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                                      Amazing. Surely he must win the total number of sacks every year! Let’s see…

                                      2024… Oh, that was Trey Hendrickson.

                                      2023 TJ Watt

                                      2022 Nick Bosa

                                      2021 TJ Watt

                                      2020 TJ Watt

                                      2019 Shaquille Barrett…

                                      Hmmm, I bet he’s had the most overall since 2019, though… Nope… TJ Watt… Again.

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                                      And those numbers don’t even bother with Interceptions (7-0), and Passes defended (57-17).

                                      The Brad

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                                        Garrett overcomes not only offensive lines, but also racism.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                          @Horace he didn't do it by himself. Even the endzones said "it takes all of us", so you and I get some credit, too.

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