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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

“Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly;
Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?'
Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land;
Man got to tell himself he understand."

Moth just fucks

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago

Seriously cursed species we are.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

They get even cooler. When they're larva they straight up vomit at predators.

As defense mechanisms, larvae emit clicks as a warning and can also regurgitate intestinal contents, confirmed as having a deterrent effect on a variety of predators

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

So they just... f*ck off and die.

[–] [email protected] 66 points 2 days ago (4 children)

how do they get the energy to lay new eggs? or grow into full sized moths?

[–] [email protected] 91 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wikipedia says they eat enough as caterpillars and do not eat as adults

[–] [email protected] 62 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Can relate: Got really fat during my 20s and now I'm losing it all 👍

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lots of egg laying?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just a regular Sunday night, laying eggs

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

With the boys

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

We're duck brothers we don't lay eggs

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

im on the same exact journey, 31 now and 50 lbs down since may

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Keep going 💪 You're doing great.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

hell yeah, feeling great! we'll get there!

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They eat nonstop and get fat as caterpillars, then spend most of their energy metamorphosing, and then the rest is for fucking and sucking

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

So someone who loses a lot of weight and gets really, really slutty as soon as they realize they can?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They get energy from drinking the tears of Dark Souls players who have to fight it as a boss

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

It's too bad they didn't make the Moonlight Butterflies in the Crystal Caves hostile. Imagine the player tears after having to navigate narrow invisible walkways while dodging laser spam.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I was thinking the same thing. And you got an answer too. Cheers 🥂

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Hooman: What is the purpose of life???

Luna moth: You stupid mammal

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 days ago (3 children)

What letter is the black blob covering?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No idea. Maybe it isn't even a letter?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago

I bet it's a tiny hieroglyph of a penis.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think it's a 'q'.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Or 'ra', it's a petrol moth.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

So say we all!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

if I were this fabulous I also wouldn't waste precious time eating or shitting when i could be fucking.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I came, I fucked, I died.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago

I came, I fucked, I came again, I died.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago

Relatable

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago

fuck

[–] JackbyDev 11 points 2 days ago

This is somewhat common for various bugs.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Seeing them in person is surreal, they look so amazing up close.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Could they add a mouth and digestive system through DNA editing?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Probably not, they're terrible at DNA editing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They do have a mouth, but it's like our appendix. It doesn't do anything.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ok. Still could use some crisper magic to give it some sustenance for a longer life

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

And then it takes over the world, Sam. Is that what you want to happen?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

The slutterfly shall inherit the world.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

There are billions of uglier things we could be subjects to

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Aren't cicadas the same?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

No, these are moths.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Lots of metamorphic bugs do this. Even the ones that eat as adults often die that same year, after 3-20 years as a larva.