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Reminds me of cephalopods and their outright suicidal reproduction in contrast. It involved a specific gland and when removed they would starve themselves to de
by Nasrudith 7y ago
Reminds me of cephalopods and their outright suicidal reproduction in contrast. It involved a specific gland and when removed they would starve themselves to death anyway.
Granted it is a very different niche in the ecosystem but it hints that it is a matter of self-perpetuation where longer lifespan in this case is a side effect.