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[–] StorminNorman 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The hydra. There's a species of worm (pretty sure it's a flatworm, could be a round one though). Technically, lobsters are too. They also aren't cos growing their news shells is incredibly taxing and that's how the old ones usually succumb, but yeah, genetically, they do the whole telomere regeneration shit. Their DNA is like 17yo when they die at age 130. So, yeah.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Hydra, eh? According to the web, hydra are "virtually immortal" in a lab environment. On the other hand, though I've heard lobsters could be immortal, the web (which obviously is the only true source of info, wink wink) says it's a myth, eventually the lobster will die "from exhaustion during a moult." However I know they can live a long long time, many animals can easily out live humans.

Interesting stuff, thanks for the comments.

[–] StorminNorman 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Oh ffs. I swear to god we don't deserve the internet. I literally pointed out that lobsters do die. The reason we can consider em immortal is cos they clean up their telomere damage. You colossal idiot. You're trying to trip me up and "expose" me, but you can't even get the fundamentals right...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm not trying to do any such thing and I am undeserving of colossal anger as a response. You have severe emotional issues if you can't listen to another person's contributions without feeling somehow "attacked" by them.

And just so you know, though I doubt you'll be capable of understanding it, and "idiot" is a dirty mongrel who tries to make others look bad so he can look better by comparison. And you never can look better, because you can't even get the fundamentals of behaving like a human being right.....go fuck yourself, you vile stupid idiot bastard!

[–] StorminNorman 1 points 6 months ago

Oh go to hell. You deserve no salvation. I have "severe emotional issues" cos you're an idiot? I'll live. Bar Christ, this is what you're reduced to? I expected more out of those who left Reddit... Like, are you for real...?