This is one of the craziest things I’ve ever learned.
Why the US Drops 14.7 Million Worms On Panama Every Week | Half as Interesting (8:17)
Submitted 3 weeks ago by TehBamski@lemmy.world to videos@lemmy.world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olj8arvfYj4
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rezz@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Geek_King@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Great video! I had no idea this even was a thing, thanks!
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
We do what?
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Ohh, I actually knew about this already… because it’s not worms but fly larvae. They drop sterilized male larvae to “mate” with females and thus produce no offspring. Only for one specific type of fly though. The video has much more details but that’s the gist of it.