LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 days agoOh please tell me this is true!piefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square120fedilinkarrow-up1973arrow-down19
arrow-up1964arrow-down1imageOh please tell me this is true!piefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square120fedilink
minus-squareSphks@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60·4 days agoTheir lifespan is an issue. They live around 2 to 3 years before dying.
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·edit-24 days agoAlso, the act of reproducing kills the mother. Basically starved to death protecting the eggs. No generational knowledge transfer.
minus-squareaccideath@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 days agoAlso doesn’t help that they live underwater. Makes it kinda hard to harness the power of fire or electricity. Especially the former was very important for human domination
minus-squareNatanox@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoAnd the dad doesn’t care. Pfeh, typical. /lh
minus-squareKornblumenratte@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoThey usually feed the mom, IIRC.
Their lifespan is an issue. They live around 2 to 3 years before dying.
Also, the act of reproducing kills the mother. Basically starved to death protecting the eggs. No generational knowledge transfer.
Also doesn’t help that they live underwater. Makes it kinda hard to harness the power of fire or electricity. Especially the former was very important for human domination
And the dad doesn’t care. Pfeh, typical. /lh
They usually feed the mom, IIRC.