"queens chew holes in their larvae and then consume the oozing fluid," a practice that explains why the insects, found in Madagascar, are known as Dracula ants. The sampled larvae recover and mature into ants, but they bear lifelong scars of their early bloodletting."
The mother incubates as many as 20 eggs per womb. The eggs hatch and start to grow, and when their jaws are sufficiently mature, they commence feeding on one another. By gestation's end, just one sharklet emerges from each uterine chamber.
The mother incubates as many as 20 eggs per womb. The eggs hatch and start to grow, and when their jaws are sufficiently mature, they commence feeding on one another. By gestation's end, just one sharklet emerges from each uterine chamber.
I wish we could be more like them... posted by c13 at 6:25 PM on May 9, 2006
I remember a story, ages ago, where a dog gave birth to a litter of puppies. The dog's owner didn't want the pups, so he put them in a bag, dug a hole, and buried them alive in the yard. The mother dog watched all this, then chewed through her rope, freeing herself, and dug them back up. That seemed considerably motherly.
Oh, and those puppies? One of them grew up... to be me. posted by notmydesk at 11:17 PM on May 9, 2006
"Oh, and those puppies? One of them grew up... to be me."
Lol
This post ruined nature for me btw. posted by 13twelve at 1:23 AM on May 10, 2006
This post ruined nature for me btw.
It made it all the better for me. posted by OmieWise at 6:36 AM on May 10, 2006
Nature's alternative to contraception. posted by NationalKato at 7:47 AM on May 10, 2006
Who among us hasn't eaten the runt of the litter in order that the rest may thrive? posted by fairmettle at 8:20 AM on May 10, 2006
and I thought the babel fish was the final proof of the non-existance of God, this has that beat by a mile! posted by tiamat at 10:06 AM on May 10, 2006
"Oh, and those puppies? One of them grew up... to be me."
Five bucks well spent, I say...
This post ruined nature for me btw.
Another five bucks well spent, I say... posted by Smart Dalek at 11:08 AM on May 10, 2006
Hmm... I guess I did have it good. posted by arcticwoman at 4:08 PM on May 10, 2006
> Oh, and those puppies? One of them
> grew up... to be me.
> notmydesk
Amazing. On the Internet, I never would have known you were a dog. < g> posted by Ken McE at 5:39 PM on May 10, 2006
Little late to say it, but I raised some cannabalistic tadpoles myself. I'm also raising some praying mantises (mantids?) and I'm wondering if I really have to feed them, I only want a few big ones... posted by Citizen Premier at 10:20 PM on May 10, 2006
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There are also human momsters who vampire or slaughter their children one way or another.
posted by nickyskye at 6:14 PM on May 9, 2006