Amilo159@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoA very dairy memelemmy.worldimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
arrow-up18arrow-down1imageA very dairy memelemmy.worldAmilo159@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareFixbeat@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoBears should just enslave some other animals to produce milk for them. Simple.
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAnts do that. I think they enslave aphids
minus-squareRose Thorne(She/Her)@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThey do! Well, at least certain species do. They groom the aphids to harvest a sweet excretion. It’s a really neat relationship.
minus-squarepjhenry1216@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI mean, it’s not just any excretion. It’s a byproduct of sorts of the aphids digestive system. From wikipedia on “Honeydew (secretion)”: When their mouthpart penetrates the phloem, the sugary, high-pressure liquid is forced out of the anus of the aphid.
minus-squareElectric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year ago mouthpart penetrates the phloem liquid is forced out of the anus Sweet Jesus.
minus-squarepjhenry1216@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year ago Sweet Jesus. Yes, apparently it does taste very sweet. I’ll see myself out.
Bears should just enslave some other animals to produce milk for them. Simple.
Ants do that. I think they enslave aphids
They do! Well, at least certain species do. They groom the aphids to harvest a sweet excretion.
It’s a really neat relationship.
I mean, it’s not just any excretion. It’s a byproduct of sorts of the aphids digestive system.
From wikipedia on “Honeydew (secretion)”:
Sweet Jesus.
Yes, apparently it does taste very sweet.
I’ll see myself out.