TIL 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...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizocephala
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jacaw@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 3y
Living in the what? Living in the what??
018118055@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 3y
In the f!
Skaryon@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
JoeyMoo@lemmy.one · 2 pts · 3y
I am not reading through a whole Wikipedia article to see what the rest of it says. Someone please let me know
cursedanubis@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y
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.
Tolstoshev@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
I’ve heard of being whipped but this is ridiculous!
Kerandir@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Ucking Dick sack