Thanks for that, can I ask if there are any resources you would recommend for finding this type of content in a convenient format for children to consume? We do look at national geographic and documentaries from time to time, just thought I would ask in case there is an epic youtube (peertube??) channel with fun content you have come across.
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Oh hell yes.
My favorite is the biome on the sloth. This isn’t even just a microbiome, we have moths and algae. You know how sloths go to ground to crap, even though it’s a lot of energy and really dangerous for the sloth? Well, there’s a moth that requires the sloths; Moth eggs are laid in sloth poo. Moths hatch, fly up to roost in sloth fur, carrying sloth poo. Sloth poo provides nutrients for the algae that grows on the sloth and the moths eat. Sloth fur has notches that hold water and the nutrients for the algae to grow with.
Sloth goes back down to crap, moths lay eggs, fly up…
ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 23 hours ago
So just to get this straight: the sloth is it’s own farm ground?
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 14 hours ago
They only figured it out about 15 years ago
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Apparently this is true? I’ll be emotionally processing this one for the next week. I wasn’t prepared for that.