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minus-squareSadSadSatellite @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 year agoThere’s a type of bacteria that infects caterpillars and produces a toxin that makes them lose all rigidity. The toxin is called MCF. MCF stand for Makes Caterpillars Floppy Edit: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15009026/
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThat’s the best thing I’ve heard all week.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agooh man you really don’t want a flaccid caterpillar, total mood killer
There’s a type of bacteria that infects caterpillars and produces a toxin that makes them lose all rigidity. The toxin is called MCF.
MCF stand for Makes Caterpillars Floppy
Edit: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15009026/
That’s the best thing I’ve heard all week.
oh man you really don’t want a flaccid caterpillar, total mood killer