Yes, but they can projectile vomit as a defense mechanism. Imagine the possibilities.
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Barley_Man@sopuli.xyz 1 week agoThere 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
I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 week ago
probably has a very thick mucus layer, plus a robust stomach to withstand the low ph.
FooBarrington@lemmy.world 6 days 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 week 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 week ago
Reminds me of the character “Zeitgeist”.
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Instant free ranged weapon!
smeg@feddit.uk 1 week ago
You can experience it yourself in less than 38000 years!
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Betcher’s Gland was present in the Primarchs, we’re looking at around 28,000 years.
smeg@feddit.uk 1 week ago
Much more achievable for the common man
RogueBanana@piefed.zip 1 week ago
Me suddenly feeling nauseous when a cop walks by
kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
X-Force!