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[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 25 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I remember reading that naked mole rat colonies do something similar. They have a piss room that they all use and they'll make sure to roll around in it to get themselves coated in the smell. If they come across any other naked mole rats in the wild and they smell like different pee, they'll know they've run into a sworn enemy and fight

[–] Patches@ttrpg.network 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So if one of them ever gets caught in the rain? They're "dead to me"

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

"Brother, I am home! Boy it's really coming down out there!"

"I've never met this man before in my life."

[–] Rolder@reddthat.com 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Gotta stop at the piss room before anyone finds out

[–] Patches@ttrpg.network 4 points 2 months ago

Get the feeling the piss drawer is their most closely guarded room at the center of the hive.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

sure, if naked mole rats do it, it's suddenky fine.

Talk about double standards