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At first , by the title, I thought there were parasites growing on these clips. Anyone else?
by stogot 4mo ago
At first , by the title, I thought there were parasites growing on these clips. Anyone else?
- loloquwowndueo 4mo agoSame here heh
- BretonForearm 4mo agoIt's the only correct take, since the title atop literally says "parasitoids on bread bag tags".
- Terr_ 4mo agoHmm, if we're being really pedantic and go a step further, it becomes incorrect take: The text says parasitoids, which resemble parasites but probably aren't. Much like how "asteroid samples" means rocks instead of hot plasma from stars (aster), or "android battery" doesn't mean something surgically cut out of an human man (andros).
- redsocksfan45 4mo ago[dead]
- sl-1 4mo agoI think in this case parasitoid has a specific meaning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitoid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitoid >Parasitoidism is one of six major evolutionary strategies within parasitism, distinguished by the fatal prognosis for the host, which makes the strategy close to predation.
- Terr_ 4mo agoThat sounds congruent with the "asteroid" example: It denoted a broad category, but eventually gained a very specific connotation, and when the connotation became popular enough, it took over as the new definition. So now we've got to use alternate phrasing like "starlike object" or "false star" or "pseudostar." Terms like "spheroid" resisted the same fate, but I think that could change if everybody's talking a lot about some kind of spheroid that remains mysterious enough that we can't give it a better name in time.
- tennfown 4mo agoThe link is neat, but that would have been much cooler IMO.
- ccamrobertson 4mo agoYes, same. I am now really curious for someone to culture bread tags, milk tops and fruit stickers.
- boomlinde 4mo agoNot seeing the forest for the trees
- conductr 4mo agoSame initial thought. Took me a solid 10 seconds for orient myself, not usually finding HN as a source of comedy so my context was polluted