Remember_the_tooth @ Remember_the_tooth @lemmy.world Posts 102Comments 1,570Joined 3 mo. ago
No, it's because they have compound eyes. Even if they could afford all the different lenses they need, they'd never have enough time to put them in and take them out, while still working a full day.
I don't have a clever response, so I'll just point out that eggs predate vertebrates by millions of years.
Bee holder
To bee, or not to bee, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The stings and sparrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them: to die, to sleep
No more; and by a sleep, to say we end
The heart-ache, and the thousand natural shocks
That Flesh is heir to? 'Tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep,
To sleep, perchance to Dream; aye, there's the buzz,
For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come,
When we have fluttered off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause.
You wouldn't not have a car.
You wouldn't not have a handbag.
You wouldn't not have a television.
You wouldn't not have lungs.
Lacking lungs is not having them.
Not having lungs is against the law.
Lunglessness, it's a crime.
Yeah, and if you pluck a chicken, it will be a human, because it's featherless and stands on two legs.
[Lung flapping sounds]
They wouldn't be human. So much of us is built around our lungs, including our ability to speak that anything adapted to survive without them would be as different from a human as a human is from other lung-less animals. Even if they were more intelligent, they would not look or act remotely like a human.
I like this fact. That's why it's so important to take out certain kinds of contacts at night.
Adding to this, the holes (spiracles) connect to the tracheae, which connect to air sacs. While respiration is almost entirely passive in smaller species, larger species actually force air through the system to aid the otherwise passive process.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_system_of_insects
Side note: Spiders have book lungs. They're not insects, but like insects, they are arthropods.
That was awful. Thank you.
You have prompted a great idea. We should make a dual documentary that intersects at the final scene. Documentary 1 follows the stingrays. Documentary 2 follows the whales. The ending scene of each documentary is the exact same.
This is assuming that the universe is for us. It's probably not for anything, but to the extent that it is for a kind of life, it might not be us.
Tell me all your thoughts on God 'cause I would really like to meet her
Disclaimer: To any higher power listening, I am not done living and do not want to meet God/a god immediately. There's still plenty of candy left in this piñata.
I don't know, man, I kinda want to hear some of this Vogon poetry I've been hearing so much about.
This has got to be the most relevant comment. You've demonstrated the advantage of having the eyes on the top of the head with a delightfully relatable image.
Maybe off topic, but perhaps Cookie Monster will back me up:
Grandma's house might have Limp Bizkit lyrics displayed in it if Etsy is any indicator. I feel old. I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
Doctor: "We just got the test results back, and, uh, I don't know how to say this, so I'll just come out with it: it's a Tesla. I'm so sorry. Just know that you're not alone. You have many options, and we're going to do anything we can to help you. I won't sugar coat it, though. The chances of it coming out without a terminal defect are very low. Even if it survives, it'll never be self-driving. It will struggle with various mechanical, hardware, and software problems for its life, which will be short. Here are some resources to help you decide what you want to do. I don't want to rush you, but you probably only have a few weeks before the CEO gets an injunction, forcing you to own it. Go take some time to process this and call us when you make a decision."
Roy: Weirdest thing just happened… (notices the fire) FIRE!!!
Moss: I’ve sent an email. It’s fine.
Roy: An email?! It’s a fire! Where’s… Where’s the extinguisher?
(Moss points out that the extinguisher is also on fire!)
Roy: How?!
Moss: Made in Britain!