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c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social |
Colobopsis explodens use a strategy called autothysis (Greek for "self-sacrifice"), which only makes sense from a Darwinian perspective if the group being protected is very closely related, as in eusocial insects (the other example of autothysis is in eusocial termites, Globitermes sulphureus)
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Dr Procrastibaker
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Proof of the threat “I’m gonna get you if it kills me!!”
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RFK jr's brain worm
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I was just thinking about how bees die after using their stinger but wasps don't. Is there a reason why self-sacrificial stinging would be favored over the non-lethal type in certain settings? I can't imagine that a wasp type stinger would be much more costly than a bee one
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Nathan Andrew
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I used to say, “go home, Nature, you’re drunk.” But this time? I think hallucinogens are involved. Nature’s gotta be trippin’.
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