Various ant species do a similar thing where their soldiers have really big, flat heads and when their nest gets attacked, the soldiers stick their head into the entrance way, so the attackers can’t come inside.
Apparently, this kind of behaviour is referred to as phragmosis.
They also drop a cool shield in Elden Ring.
If I’m ever reincarnated as a mole rat, I know I have guaranteed employment.
This would be a very interesting paper to read! any citations?
Not OP, I couldn’t find a paper. Just this site that makes the same claim almost word for word, and cites a youtube video of a lecture at Stanford. I didn’t watch the video, but this seems best described as a “plausible” explanation rather than a proven fact.
Reincarnation goals: request to be fat naked mole rat at the pearly gates.
Thank you America for growing your population so large. When climate change gets so bad that the dykes pop, we can just grab the nearest American to plug the hole and save humanity.
work for volcanic eruption too
We’ve been training with Taco Bell Diablo sauce for such an occasion.
I’ll believe it when Ze Frank does a True Facts video on it.
apparently this is a myth. thats too bad
So that’s what butt plugs are
Also both are probably covered in mud when you pull them out.
Holy molé
