131 sats \ 8 replies \ @orthwyrm 25 Jul 2023 \ on: What do you know that most people don't know? meta
I like weird animals so I'd ask questions on that.
Can you name a bird that produces milk?
How many hearts does an octopus have?
Can you name an animal that has eyes but no brain?
What is the fate of a male angler fish after mating with a female?
Can you name an animal that has eyes but no brain?
Scallops have eyes, but I don't think any bivalves have actual brains.
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I was actually thinking of the box jellyfish when asking that question! But you're right, scallops and some other shellfish do too I think (depending on how you define "eye").
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And also how you define brain. Many brain scientists would say the eyes are part of the (human) brain.
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How many hearts does an octopus have?
0?
What is the fate of a male angler fish after mating with a female?
It dies, probably. But no idea how
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It dies, probably.
Not exactly!
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I guarantee that it dies.
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It gradually fuses with the female and I think it's brain eventually dissolves until it's basically just a pair of genitals left - whoa!
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making it the biggest simp in the animal kingdom IMO
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