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Sometimes the eggs hatch alive even within the quiescent body of the pupa. The same incredible thing occasionally occurs within the fly genus Miastor, again to both larvae and pupae. “These eggs hatch within their bodies and the ravenous larvae which emerge immediately begin devouring their parents.” In this case, I know what it’s all about, and I
... See moreAnnie Dillard • Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
In fact, one of the things that will not survive is novelty itself: trends, fads, fashions, scenes, vibes. We are thrown back into cyclical time; what’s growing old is the cruel demand to make things new.
Sam Kriss • The internet is already over
“Here is an animal of frugal habits, tenacious of life, eager to live in the laboratory and very modest in its space requirements.”
Richard Schweid • The Cockroach Papers: A Compendium of History and Lore
The skin of a female labord’s chameleon (Furcifer labordi) is seen bursting into “chaotic technicolor patterns” in the last dying moments of its short life.
During death, nervous signals continue to transmit and to change the shape of the skin cells, creating the chaotic technicolor patterns that were captured.
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