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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 32 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Whoa. That's a big fuckin' ant.

[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Humans are cheating since we'll eat anything that's edible, and a lot of things that aren't supposed to be.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I just ate a burrito drowned in apricot-habanero hot sauce which I further modified by adding extra habaneros and red thai chilis. I'm pretty sure capsaicin was meant to deter mammals from eating hot peppers.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Brace yourselves... farts are comin

[–] TheKingBee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

It deters me lol

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Like petroleum. Well, stuff made from it anyway.

[–] TheTurner@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Roasted queen leaf cutter ants?

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] TheTurner@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago

Ah! I have seen these guys on videos before. Neat large species of flying leaf cutters!