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It ain't much, but it's a livin' (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Hooman: What is the purpose of life???

Luna moth: You stupid mammal

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

What letter is the black blob covering?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I think it's a 'q'.

[–] Valmond 14 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Or 'ra', it's a petrol moth.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

So say we all!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 hours ago

This is somewhat common for various bugs.

[–] shneancy 50 points 12 hours ago (4 children)

how do they get the energy to lay new eggs? or grow into full sized moths?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 hours ago

They eat nonstop and get fat as caterpillars, then spend most of their energy metamorphosing, and then the rest is for fucking and sucking

[–] [email protected] 69 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Wikipedia says they eat enough as caterpillars and do not eat as adults

[–] IndiBrony 46 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Can relate: Got really fat during my 20s and now I'm losing it all 👍

[–] Dagnet 17 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Lots of egg laying?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Just a regular Sunday night, laying eggs

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 hours ago

With the boys

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

They get energy from drinking the tears of Dark Souls players who have to fight it as a boss

[–] Quetzalcutlass 5 points 7 hours ago

It's too bad they didn't make the Moonlight Butterflies in the Crystal Caves hostile. Imagine the player tears after having to navigate narrow invisible walkways while dodging laser spam.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 hours ago

I was thinking the same thing. And you got an answer too. Cheers 🥂

[–] Sam_Bass 3 points 7 hours ago

Could they add a mouth and digestive system through DNA editing?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 12 hours ago

fuck

[–] someguy3 10 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I came, I fucked, I died.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 hours ago

I came, I fucked, I came again, I died.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 13 hours ago

Relatable

[–] HorreC 5 points 12 hours ago

Seeing them in person is surreal, they look so amazing up close.

[–] brlemworld 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Aren't cicadas the same?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago

Lots of metamorphic bugs do this. Even the ones that eat as adults often die that same year, after 3-20 years as a larva.