In the game Mass Effect, the Krogan race has all these “backup” organs. They pretty much evolved to become incredibly resilient.
But they also become alpha douches.
Either way, I love those little guys.
Comment on Ecosystem services
Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
Now if only we could bioengineer our own stomachs to be that powerful
VitoRobles@lemmy.today 1 month ago
13igTyme@piefed.social 1 month ago
Krogans were heavily inspired by Klingons.
Barley_Man@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
There are sure to be tradeoffs which would explain why not every animal have evolved similar stomachs. It’s probably expensive energy wise to maintain that acidity. It probably also makes it hard to maintain a healthy gut flora. Also imagine the burn if you vomit up stomach acid with pH 1.0
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Instant free ranged weapon!
smeg@feddit.uk 1 month ago
You can experience it yourself in less than 38000 years!
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Betcher’s Gland was present in the Primarchs, we’re looking at around 28,000 years.
RogueBanana@piefed.zip 1 month ago
Me suddenly feeling nauseous when a cop walks by
kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
X-Force!
I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yes, but they can projectile vomit as a defense mechanism. Imagine the possibilities.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 month ago
probably has a very thick mucus layer, plus a robust stomach to withstand the low ph.
FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It could also be a local maximum that’s rare to hit. There doesn’t have to be downsides.
Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 month ago
Yep, that’s also why cooking food helped us quite a bit with evolving the brain, less energy used to in the stomach = more energy for the brain and muscles
FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Reminds me of the character “Zeitgeist”.