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Spice up your DNA (mander.xyz)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago

This is what CRISPR was invented for

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

HWAT'S THIS?

Dr. Bees

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

to bee or not to bee, that is the question.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Obviously the error was choosing bee DNA.

Wasps can sting multiple times.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But wasps suck.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Wasp doesn't suck, it sting.

For real though, wasp get its bad reputation because of some species, otherwise it's actually very beneficial to the ecosystem.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

But the ecosystem sucks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ok, seems like you've never heard of zombie-making wasps. 😆

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Presumably one of “some species” they refer to

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

The vast majority of bee species don't die when they sting you (though it does seem like our intrepid scientist went for a classic European honey bee)

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago

Protip: Don't use a honeybee, which has a barbed stinger. Go for one with a smooth stinger instead.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

It’s way grosser as a vertebrate. Yikes

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

IIRC only female bees have stingers

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

The stings are indeed ovipositors, though lots of bees can still bite you

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why did his arms, legs, and pelvis snap off the rest of the skeleton?

Also I may be mistaken, but can’t bees sting things their size just fine? They just get their stinger stuck in humans (and probably other creatures). I think in this case he could sting and pull out just fine, but who knows?

/jokekill

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Iinm it's because of how thick and elastic human skin are, the stinger will stuck to human skin and the bee will have a hard time pulling it out. Some will have it unstuck and live, some will die. For animal of same size, they will pull it out just fine

Also the stinger will attach to the venom sack and not spine(bee have exoskeleton). It dies because unfortunately the venom sack is also attach to their other organ and also a large open wound.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I guess the man in the suit is the one who murdered Queen Elizabeth, then? 🤷

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nice try Liz Truss, we know it was you!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I don't think I've ever been accused of being anyone more unlike me 😂