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minus-square SadSadSatellite ( @SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilinkEnglish89•edit-24 months agoThere’s a type of bacteria that infects caterpillars and produces a toxin that makes them lose all rigidity. The toxin is called MCF. MCF stand for Makes Caterpillars Floppy Edit: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15009026/
minus-square DragonTypeWyvern ( @DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe ) linkfedilinkEnglish19•4 months agoThat’s the best thing I’ve heard all week.
minus-square Swedneck ( @Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de ) linkfedilinkEnglish7•4 months agooh man you really don’t want a flaccid caterpillar, total mood killer
There’s a type of bacteria that infects caterpillars and produces a toxin that makes them lose all rigidity. The toxin is called MCF.
MCF stand for Makes Caterpillars Floppy
Edit: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15009026/
That’s the best thing I’ve heard all week.
oh man you really don’t want a flaccid caterpillar, total mood killer