• Iced Raktajino
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    2 months ago

    How many other animals did they put through a sieve to reach this conclusion? How many?!

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      Many, many poor little creatures with simpler or more robust or segmented nervous systems. Mostly common worms, cnidarians, starfish, metamorphosing insects, and more in that line of thought. It’s common in college bio to watch planarians unmangle themselves. Sucks for them, but they get food and relative safety, so I’ve always considered it an even trade

    • SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social
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      2 months ago

      “Initially Jerry just wanted to get rid of his mother in law, he didn’t even know those sponges could do this. But it made for a good distraction.”