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abnry 5 minutes ago [-]
When I was a child, I remember going to the nearby children's museum and seeing an exhibit with 1 million bread tags. It was supposed to help conceptualize the number.
Must be one of the most submitted pages. Is there a list?
Terr_ 4 hours ago [-]
> The outside (or ‘edge’) of the occlupanid is often smooth, but many species sport palps, or tabs. These have unguessable purposes for mating, locomotion, defense, take your pick.
I propose that these palps or tabs are remnants of the reproductive cycle, vestigial points of contact in the budding process. This phenomenon can be observed in some other classes within phylum Plasticae, and I see no reason to assume it is not happening here.
Groxx 2 hours ago [-]
The gunpla family has especially prominent ones, apparently used in mating displays.
Duanemclemore 2 hours ago [-]
I distinctly remember seeing an exhibition of this work in Los Angeles in the early aughts. For the life of me I can't remember where. The photos were shot with a macro lens and blown up so that each specimen was ... 12" square? maybe bigger?
Even then there were dozens upon dozens of them on display. It was mind bending.
please tell us about potential competition between Occlupanida sp. , and members of the Torqueroligiverasacculum Genera [least spotted twist tie]
mrtomservo 1 hours ago [-]
In my experience, in natural environments that contain a vertical paper towel holder, Torqueroligiverasacculum Genera finds a nest and potential mating area underneath.
stogot 3 hours ago [-]
At first , by the title, I thought there were parasites growing on these clips. Anyone else?
ccamrobertson 36 seconds ago [-]
Yes, same. I am now really curious for someone to culture bread tags, milk tops and fruit stickers.
BretonForearm 1 hours ago [-]
It's the only correct take, since the title atop literally says "parasitoids on bread bag tags".
Terr_ 25 minutes ago [-]
If we're being really pedantic, then it is an incorrect take, since the text says parasitoids, which means things that resemble parasites but probably are not actually parasites at all.
Like how androids are not men, asteroids (rock) are not stars (plasma), meteoroids (in atmosphere) are not meteors (in space), sphereoids are not spheres, etc.
tennfown 1 hours ago [-]
The link is neat, but that would have been much cooler IMO.
Must be one of the most submitted pages. Is there a list?
I propose that these palps or tabs are remnants of the reproductive cycle, vestigial points of contact in the budding process. This phenomenon can be observed in some other classes within phylum Plasticae, and I see no reason to assume it is not happening here.
Even then there were dozens upon dozens of them on display. It was mind bending.
Like how androids are not men, asteroids (rock) are not stars (plasma), meteoroids (in atmosphere) are not meteors (in space), sphereoids are not spheres, etc.