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.
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Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
Now if only we could bioengineer our own stomachs to be that powerful
VitoRobles@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
13igTyme@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
Krogans were heavily inspired by Klingons.
Barley_Man@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks 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 4 weeks ago
Instant free ranged weapon!
smeg@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
You can experience it yourself in less than 38000 years!
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Betcher’s Gland was present in the Primarchs, we’re looking at around 28,000 years.
RogueBanana@piefed.zip 4 weeks ago
Me suddenly feeling nauseous when a cop walks by
kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
X-Force!
I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yes, but they can projectile vomit as a defense mechanism. Imagine the possibilities.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
probably has a very thick mucus layer, plus a robust stomach to withstand the low ph.
FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It could also be a local maximum that’s rare to hit. There doesn’t have to be downsides.
Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 4 weeks 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 4 weeks ago
Reminds me of the character “Zeitgeist”.