Mildly interesting
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When a crow feels sick… it visits an anthill.
Sounds strange? It’s actually one of nature’s most fascinating healing rituals.
When a crow senses it’s unwell, it will intentionally find an anthill, spread its wings wide, and remain completely still—waiting for the ants to crawl into its feathers.
Why?
Because ants release formic acid—a natural antiseptic that kills bacteria, fungi, and parasites hiding in the bird’s feathers.
This behavior is called “anting”, and it’s been observed not just in crows, but in many bird species.
No medicine.
No vet.
Just pure instinct and nature’s built-in pharmacy.
A brilliant reminder that the natural world is full of intelligent, self-healing systems…
We just need to stop and notice. -
When a crow feels sick… it visits an anthill.
Sounds strange? It’s actually one of nature’s most fascinating healing rituals.
When a crow senses it’s unwell, it will intentionally find an anthill, spread its wings wide, and remain completely still—waiting for the ants to crawl into its feathers.
Why?
Because ants release formic acid—a natural antiseptic that kills bacteria, fungi, and parasites hiding in the bird’s feathers.
This behavior is called “anting”, and it’s been observed not just in crows, but in many bird species.
No medicine.
No vet.
Just pure instinct and nature’s built-in pharmacy.
A brilliant reminder that the natural world is full of intelligent, self-healing systems…
We just need to stop and notice.wrote on 27 May 2025, 20:20 last edited by@Mik said in Mildly interesting:
When a crow feels sick… it visits an anthill.
Sounds strange? It’s actually one of nature’s most fascinating healing rituals.
When a crow senses it’s unwell, it will intentionally find an anthill, spread its wings wide, and remain completely still—waiting for the ants to crawl into its feathers.
Why?
Because ants release formic acid—a natural antiseptic that kills bacteria, fungi, and parasites hiding in the bird’s feathers.
This behavior is called “anting”, and it’s been observed not just in crows, but in many bird species.
No medicine.
No vet.
Just pure instinct and nature’s built-in pharmacy.
A brilliant reminder that the natural world is full of intelligent, self-healing systems…
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@jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:
@Renauda said in Mildly interesting:
Jon, that’s just sick.
We call that ‘kink shaming’.
Perverts.
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wrote on 28 May 2025, 22:43 last edited by
Fun fact: The swimming pool on The TItanic is still full of water.
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Fun fact: The swimming pool on The TItanic is still full of water.
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This morning I saw a map of heavy drinking. Wisconsin was in deep trouble.
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Rivers by flow rate.
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Seems like it would be traumatic for the moth, even with the New Age music.
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wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 00:57 last edited by
@Mik I was thinking the same. Nature is pretty good about timing things when they are ready.
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That’s pretty cool.
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South Park airs possibly the most offensive scene of all time.
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Cool map above. Somewhat related, the below map, each color is ~14% of the world population
