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MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comB to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 2 years ago

TIL that scientists thought Rhizocophala, a group of parasitic barnacles, were hermaphroditic, as many other barnacles. But then they discovered the "testes" were actually males living inside the f...

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TIL that scientists thought Rhizocophala, a group of parasitic barnacles, were hermaphroditic, as many other barnacles. But then they discovered the "testes" were actually males living inside the f...

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MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comB to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 2 years ago
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  • jacaw@lemmy.ml
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    Living in the what? Living in the what??

    • 018118055
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      In the f!

    • Skaryon@lemmy.world
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      deleted by creator

  • maddruid@beehaw.org
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    That’s nuts.

  • JoeyMoo@lemmy.one
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    I am not reading through a whole Wikipedia article to see what the rest of it says. Someone please let me know

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    Almost as horrifying as cordyceps. Instead of mushroom flavor, it’s the barnacle flavor that doesn’t outright kill the host. I had a hard time conceptualizing the wiki article, but found a cute stop motion video explaining it.

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    I’ve heard of being whipped but this is ridiculous!

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    Ucking Dick sack

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