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resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

Photos Reveal Moths Sipping Tears from a Moose

www.scientificamerican.com

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Photos Reveal Moths Sipping Tears from a Moose

www.scientificamerican.com

resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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Moths Seen Drinking Moose Tears for the First Time Ever
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Moths sometimes drink the tears of other animals, but the behavior has mostly been observed in the tropics. New photographs show only the second observation outside of that area

cross-posted from: https://ibbit.at/post/130571

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    Did they have to hurt the Moose’s feelings first?

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      Well, they could be tears of joy, “My moth friends! You’re back!”

      Or the moths just tell really good jokes to him first 😃

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      Maybe they just cut some onions

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    Interesting. I think I’ll try it.

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    Is this the b-side to pulling mussels from a shell?

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    My god.

    If there is a team that is the moths and they are playing the moose… And they don’t use this as friendly rivalry jabbing…

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      “Hey, Moose team! Did you see in Scientific American that there was a photo of a moth drinking the tears of a moose! Think about it, because that’s what we’re…oh, they’re gone.”

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    A møøse once bit my sister

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    And they drink tears without using an unfunny mug.

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