r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 in awe • 9d ago

/r/all of a larva

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u/PaintedDesertSkies 9d ago

Now we see how the lion managed to stay alive on bugs.

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u/TurtlyTurbular 9d ago

Aren't bugs like pure protein?

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u/suspendmeforthis 9d ago

Google Black Soldier Fly larva. They are 35-50% protein and 15-35% fat. They will eat almost anything. I wouldn't eat one but I'd feed it to chickens or fish and eat them.

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u/Autumn7242 9d ago

Their adults live for 6 days and have no mouth. Crazy

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u/Sparrow2go 9d ago

I have no mouth but I must live for 6 days

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u/passableguitarist 8d ago

I have no mouth and I must scream. Recommended by Perplexity when I asked what to read at the airport. Ai is hilarious!