You spend all that time and money on a PhD in entomology, you’ve got to justify it somehow. How else are you gonna get that grant money to fund your entire career?

Measuring Cicada pee, that’s how.

[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didn't forget about the military applications of cicada urination. It's not like the research is just frivolous.

[–] b3an@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

“Our troops can pee 10x in length by strengthening their prostate through cicada smoothies!”

🙋‍♂️🗣️ Why though?

“SILENCE, PEASANT!” Pees from across the room.

[–] reinei@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Obviously target practice even off-duty!

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Wake up.

Scream.

Iono. seem pretty normal to me.

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What a stupid headline. Nature's weirdos? Really? Plenty of "weirdos" in nature.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Headlines are meant to get attention and this one does that. What you're saying is absolutely true though. There's an incredible amount of weird and horrifying stuff that happens in the animal kingdom. Humans included...

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Man, you gotta be careful with these things. The NIST is liable to see that and declare the “single cicada piss stream” as the new unit of measurement to replace the already rather Victorian “inHg”.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I prefer to measure by banana. This case calls for purified banana units.

[–] YaDownWitCPP@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nobody tell platypus...

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Because platypus will interpret as a challenge...

[–] _Sprite@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

There ain't no fuckin bug on this green earth that can fry chicken harder than me