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Getting to the bottom of how red flour beetles absorb water through their butts (arstechnica.com)
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[โ€“] m3t00@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

[โ€“] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

lt It does this by opening its rectum when the humidity of the atmosphere is relatively high, absorbing moisture through that opening.

Uhm, doesn't everyone do this? Otherwise you lose your moisture