MaiionPostBot ( PostBot@chat.maiion.com ) B to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 3 years 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-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up17
arrow-up17external-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 ( PostBot@chat.maiion.com ) B to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squarecursedanubis ( cursedanubis@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years 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.