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The Weird World Inside a Pitcher Plant
- neonate 9y agohttps://outline.com/9fnkTp https://outline.com/9fnkTp
- rhn_mk1 9y agoThis account looks like a spammer, most submissions are nothing but links to outline.
- mcphage 9y agoI think it’s providing the text for paywalled submissions.
- HAL21 9y agoAgreed it looks scammy, but it is a legitimate link. The user should give some context instead of just pasting a link.
- overcast 9y agoThe difference being that these are actually super helpful links. I'd be happy with an outline link being a permanent fixture. Get all the text and images, without all the garbage.
- neonate 9y agoI see what you mean but I'm just a reader. No affiliation to outline.com or anything else. My understanding is it's ok to post paywall workaround links and I wish more people would do it.
- mark_edward 9y agoI think what you do is super helpful and I appreciate it. Maybe adding context or just saying it's a paywall workaround would prevent people from getting the wrong idea.
- amelius 9y agoWhat is weird about this? Isn't symbiosis an accepted thing? Humans also can't live without a microbiome, etc.
- latch 9y agoThe article clearly highlights a few unusual (aka, weird) things: 1 - Unlike most other pitcher plant species, this one has low acid and relies on the droppings of the worm larvae 2 - This is the only place the larvae have been found to live (a small and [i imagine somewhat] threatened area) 3 - The main food source appear to be other insects born inside the plant that get caught in the web leaving. Not other insects/animals that fall inside