MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comB to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 11 months agoTIL that scientists thought Rhizocophala, a group of parasitic barnacles, were hermaphroditic, as many other barnacles. But then they discovered the "testes" were actually males living inside the f...en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down11cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTIL that scientists thought Rhizocophala, a group of parasitic barnacles, were hermaphroditic, as many other barnacles. But then they discovered the "testes" were actually males living inside the f...en.wikipedia.orgMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comB to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-squarecursedanubis@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoAlmost as horrifying as cordyceps. Instead of mushroom flavor, it’s the barnacle flavor that doesn’t outright kill the host. I had a hard time conceptualizing the wiki article, but found a cute stop motion video explaining it.
Almost as horrifying as cordyceps. Instead of mushroom flavor, it’s the barnacle flavor that doesn’t outright kill the host. I had a hard time conceptualizing the wiki article, but found a cute stop motion video explaining it.