git [he/him, comrade/them] to Science • 3 years agoBugs Are Evolving to Eat Plastic, Study Findsexternal-linkmessage-square76 fedilinkarrow-up179
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minus-squareFidelCashflow [he/him]hexbear29·edit-23 years agoImagine squishing a bug and it just pops pack into shape because it' exoskeleton is reinforced with plastic and then it comes for revenge link
minus-squareQuillcrestFalconer [he/him]hexbear16·3 years agoOh god they'll be like the aliens in Peter watts blindsighted, they have plastic skin link
minus-squareBynarsAreOk [none/use name]hexbear13·3 years agoSuper advanced indestructible cockroaches will conquer the galaxy. The true great filter is finding species that can survive a nuclear winter while eating plastic. link
minus-squareFidelCashflow [he/him]hexbear14·2 years agoNo take backs. Grasshoppers are now upgraded to polyester link
Imagine squishing a bug and it just pops pack into shape because it' exoskeleton is reinforced with plastic and then it comes for revenge
Oh god they'll be like the aliens in Peter watts blindsighted, they have plastic skin
Super advanced indestructible cockroaches will conquer the galaxy. The true great filter is finding species that can survive a nuclear winter while eating plastic.
They mean bugs like microbes, not insects
No take backs. Grasshoppers are now upgraded to polyester