fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoCarpet Beetlesmander.xyzimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1441arrow-down17
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minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoCarpet beetles amaze me. How do they get enough moisture and nutrients to survive? Their food source is essentially inedible to any other organism, even microbes. How do they make that work?
minus-squarefossilesque@mander.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoThey love dead skin yum yum
minus-squareemptiestplace@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoThe disgustingness of carpet is also amazing.
Carpet beetles amaze me. How do they get enough moisture and nutrients to survive? Their food source is essentially inedible to any other organism, even microbes. How do they make that work?
They love dead skin yum yum
The disgustingness of carpet is also amazing.