Amilo159@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoA very dairy memelemmy.worldimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down12
arrow-up111arrow-down1imageA very dairy memelemmy.worldAmilo159@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareFixbeat@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoBears should just enslave some other animals to produce milk for them. Simple.
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoAnts do that. I think they enslave aphids
minus-squareRose Thorne@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months 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-up1·11 months 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-211 months ago mouthpart penetrates the phloem liquid is forced out of the anus Sweet Jesus.
minus-squarepjhenry1216@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months 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.