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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago

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      This very much reminds me of a traditional joke from my country, which is quite inappropriate and so it won’t be shared here.

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    Every bug has a job! Fruit flies consume the yeast on rotting fruit and their larvae consume the fruit itself, broadening the distribution of plant matter. Dragonflies voraciously consume all flying insects, but particularly slow flying ones like mosquitos, while their nymphs do the same in the water, controlling populations to avoid collapse. Scorpions sit inside your shoes and sting you to remind you to check your shoes for scorpions.

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      I’m Norwegian. We have dragonflies. They are dope. But we don’t have any of those horrifying insects and eight legged ones that kill you. So I don’t resonate with the paranoia of checking your shoes, like at all. I am not sure if I would survive a week in Australia.

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        I would die instantly the second I stepped off the plane. One of those jellyfish would jump out of the water and smoke me on the spot

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          Just like shorty Meeks in scary movie 2

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          I would die instantly the second I stepped off the plane.

          You’d fall into the sky.

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            didn’t pack a ground harness, #1 cause of death for people travelling to australia

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              Gotta make an offering to the drop bears to make sure you drop in the right direction.

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      deleted by creator

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    Calling a custodian a “funny little creature” is harsh.

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    Looking at one in my tank right now! Yeah, they just cruise around eating dead shit.

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    And they do their jobs without a profit motive… What!!!

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    Ecosystem service

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    “extra legs are for extra hugs” freaks me out for some reason

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