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minus-squareHootinNHollerin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-22 years agoIIRC that’s how they eat, not defend, but either way hilarious
minus-squareweariedfae@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 years agoIt’s both, IIRC depends on the species but some have those creepy noodly things to eat and some eject stringy viscera to distract the predator and skedaddle.
minus-squareHootinNHollerin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 years agoSkedaddle, what a criminally underused term
IIRC that’s how they eat, not defend, but either way hilarious
It’s both, IIRC depends on the species but some have those creepy noodly things to eat and some eject stringy viscera to distract the predator and skedaddle.
Skedaddle, what a criminally underused term