Biology

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[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

As a Texan, I can introduce you to my barking spider.

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[–] DetachablePianist@lemmy.world [B] 4 points 1 year ago

name checks out

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[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why "First"?

Isn't "Methane-powered sea spiders discovered crawling on ocean floor" enough creepy for you?

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[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I mean, they're on the sea floor. They more than likely cant possibly survive depressurizing to get on land.

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[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

That's very reassuring. Wouldn't want them in one's own bed, they'd get fat on farts.

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[–] scbasteve7@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Inaccurate title. They don't consume methane at all. They 'farm' methane powered bacteria that deposits sugars and fats.

They aren't methane powered, the bacteria is. They are sugar and fat powered.

[–] neons@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago

The Article makes it sound like lichen. A symbiosis so close and a host evolutionarily completely adapted to this symbiosis, I'm okay with drawing the line there and calling it metgan-consuming. We have to draw the line somewhere afterall :))

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[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Hey look, a creepy spider that isn't from Australia.

[–] untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

we should send them to saturns moon, Titan, where it rains methane like it rains water on earth

def worth it

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because someones gonna be unhappy about jokes relating to space pollution or something, /s

[–] martin4598@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago

Solar system exploration doesn´t seem such a good idea, now...