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Before cosmetics were available, some people stuck their face to an ants nest, I think the theory was that that could help peeling dead skin.
by Gravityloss 5y ago
Before cosmetics were available, some people stuck their face to an ants nest, I think the theory was that that could help peeling dead skin.
- withants- 5y agoWith ants
- dylan604 5y agoWhat kind of ants are we talking about here, because I cannot imagine anything good from doing this with a fire ant mound.
- IncRnd 5y agoThis doesn't seem realistic. Men, most who don't wear cosmetics, don't spontaneously stick their faces against ant hills. The women who don't wear cosmetics, either, don't seem to cover their faces in ants.
- h0l0cube 5y agoCrows (and other animals) are known to learn behaviors from each other, it doesn't need to be genetically encoded
- IncRnd 5y agoI was answering this comment, "Before cosmetics were available, some people stuck their face to an ants nest, I think the theory was that that could help peeling dead skin," which was not about crow's behaviour - either by nurture or nature. I can't believe that people are actually taking that comment from the parent seriously. All I can say is that people tend to believe whatever they read.
- h0l0cube 5y agoYeah I read that, but I take your point. I'm open minded to it, there's an assortment of weird remedies and therapies that humans have engaged in. People are so obsessed with their own appearance and go to great lengths to improve it... I mean people stick their feet in ponds and let fish eat all the dead skin off to exfoliate their feet.. this is something you can pay money for in a number of tourist cities.