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Amazonian moths that drink the tears of sleeping birds
- aerovistae 5y agoAnyone have a link bypassing the paywall? Or better yet, an explanation of where to find such links? Also can we edit the title to specify there's a paywall? I don't remember if we have a policy for that around here.
- mormegil 5y agohttps://archive.is/qaq3p https://archive.is/qaq3p
- Symbiote 5y agoI didn't see a paywall, but there was a video that autoplayed partway down the page. (Interesting article though.)
- Pulcinella 5y agoSee also puddling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud-puddling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud-puddling
- hyperluz 5y agoLook at the photo with the bird sleeping: one moth drinking his tears and three mosquitoes trying to suck his blood. Nature is metal.
- scrame 5y agoNot to mention the fact that birds apparently cry in their sleep!
- goldenkey 5y agoThey don't. All animals with lacrimal glands cry in response to irritation or physical contact of the eye though. These tears are known as "reflex tears."
- shreyshnaccount 5y agothanks for clearing that up I was also confused at first like OP but kinda convinced myself of what you said
- chrisfinazzo 5y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48H34ukFe8g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48H34ukFe8g
- goldenkey 5y agoNature is abhorrent. Once we have enough sophistication to leave this planet, the only ethical action is to crater it. The amount of wild animal suffering is staggering and reaches many orders of magnitude. Moreso if you include ocean biomass, much of the deep sea we haven't even studied. Particularly painful sources of suffering include parasites and disease. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_animal_suffering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_animal_suffering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinatalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinatalism
- bromuro 5y agoTo me, nature has his own meaning of suffering and the value of life is intended at whole (think to the ants). Humans are somewhat off this mechanisms, maybe because they can choose to inflict pain. This is the misery of humankind i like to think about, but nature - it is just like it is with no bad or good.
- shreyshnaccount 5y agohumans inflict pain for money, mostly. nature does so to be sustainable. I don't believe that any sentient life can exist and thrive without pain. that's part of the beauty of nature. things die. new things come up. it's absolutely bonkers to me how someone could think otherwise. good and bad is a human construct to classify human behavior. nothing would exist if there's no death.
- goldenkey 5y agoNo where in my comment did I associate death with moral badness. Nor did I say that pain in itself is something worthy of eradication. Suffering can be due to physical pain but not always. Sometimes it is due to lack of freedom. Parasites, bacteria, and viruses generally cause both pain and disability. Nature is romanticized but like OP states, it is metal and cruel. When we can eradicate suffering through destroying the planet, it is our moral imperative to do so. So far you have provided no counter arguments to this, instead you have misinterpreted my words and delegated to utterly worthless moral relativism.
- suifbwish 5y agoI thought Eric Cartman was the only creature that drinks tears
- Magi604 5y agoIt's pretty brave of moths to do this since they are naturally preyed upon by birds. Maybe birds don't mind this activity. Perhaps there's some benefit to the birds too?
- peanut_worm 5y agoHere is a bird that drinks the blood of other birds: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_ground_finch https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_ground_finch