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Submitted ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨fossilesque@mander.xyz⁩ to ⁨science_memes@mander.xyz⁩

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  • blackwateropeth@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Cut my worm in to pieces

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    • tibi@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This is my last contort

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      • FantasmaNaCasca@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Fragmentation! No breeding!
        Don’t give a fuck, I’m not even bleeding.

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    • Notyou@sopuli.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I had trauma watching the pain Olympics as a child. I would rather not see it again.

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      • blackwateropeth@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I still can’t believe that was real lol. We had it good back then with lemon party, blue waffle, and meat spin xD

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      • problematicPanther@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I guess I’m lucky I never heard of that particular corner of the internet

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  • NeatoBuilds@mander.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Too bad they don’t know how to not dry up on the sidewalk yet

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  • Iamsqueegee@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Is each a clone of the original with the same memories? Or are they their own “personalities”?

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    • sinceasdf@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This piqued my curiosity so I dug into it a bit on Wikipedia. Most worms are dumb as fuck, roundworms are about as dumb as they come with total neuron counts for a roundworm being comparable to a microscopic tartigrade (300 vs 200). Most of this is located in the head of the worm in a brain like structure though, so I’m betting the clones develop their brains independently with no information transfer. I doubt there’s a ton of learning/memory forming going on at all though, based on how simple worms are, so it’s probably functionally identical. I would be surprised if most worm species exhibit any kind of learned behaviors ever.

      …wikipedia.org/…/List_of_animals_by_number_of_neu…

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      • dragonfucker@lemmy.nz ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Techbros will still claim that generative AI possesses less intelligence than the worms as an excuse to keep enslaving them.

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      • BigBrainBrett2517@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Excellent comment.

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    • DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Jesus christ, man, the implications! Fucking bobverse shit right there.

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    • muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I would imagine only the original retains memories

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  • BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Salt, sun, dryness and especially FIRE are needed to kill them, they’re invasive, endanger local flora/fauna and don’t have enough natural predators.

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  • LordKitsuna@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Worm of Theseus?

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    • scutiger@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s the opposite of a worm of Theseus. Each individual part becomes a new whole.

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  • Ranger@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    So fire it is.

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    • embed_me@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I think vinegar will do

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      • Ranger@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        No! FIRE!

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  • NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    So you’ve chosen the blowtorch I see

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    • mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Add a little salt

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  • Psionicsickness@reddthat.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The only solution is exterminatus.

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    • The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The Emperor protects.

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  • propter_hog@hexbear.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I thought this was most worms

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