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Top tier bug friends (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 27 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Not a bug technically, an isopod.

People pay stupid money for rubber duckies:

If I had cash, I’d want a giant one:

I always called them Rollie pollies. My brother in laws earliest memory of me is me explaining how good they were to eat.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    You'd want a giant one?

    Giant isopods are found in the deep ocean, typically dwelling on the ocean floor up to 7,000 feet deep in regions like the Indo-Pacific and western Atlantic oceans.

    Would they survive on sea level?

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  • [+] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I assumed as much. So bro would have to have a pressurised chamber that's also dark, so even if it was see-through, there'd really be no use.

    Maintaining the tank would also be a bitch probably. Feeding, cleaning, etc. Feeding not so much but...

    Anyway, doesn't seem like the optimal solution as a pet or design choice, unless you're like a billionaire, in which case you can do whatever the fuck you want (until we find another Luigi)

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    My ex collects this things. Apparently there a market for raising and selling them.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago*

    Springtails and isopods are good “clean up” crews. Usually reptiles, but you can also do cool bioactive set ups for rats.

    Springtails are also not bugs and are hella under appreciated. They are absolutely adorable under a microscope, but you just can’t find great pictures online.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Not a bug technically, an isopod.

    It's not like "bug" is a technical term in the first place. Why not "bug"? It looks buggy to me.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It is. Insects in the order Hemiptera are “true bugs.” Pokey mouth parts for piercing and sucking and something special about the wings, I forget what.

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