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[–] saltnotsugar@lemmy.world 106 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Is there an advantage for the Shrew to do this? Does the plant grow on the side of the Shrew interstate?

[–] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 87 points 1 week ago

The shrew gets to lap up some sweet nectar, which is also a laxative.

[–] chisel@piefed.social 78 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It grows next to shrew bars and microbreweries

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 63 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] CareHare@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ecky, Ecky, Ecky, Pakang, Zoom-ping.

[–] ReiRose@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Those who hear them seldom live to tell the tale!

Imagine if toilets had candy dispensers

[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Many pitcher plants produce nectar as a lure.

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 11 points 1 week ago

Not sure about shrews, but some animals hide their feces because the scent can let predators know where they are.

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 49 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Where do these grow? Why are insects scarce? Is it cold?

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 34 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Scat plants. Thank god we can't hear them speak. Who knows what they have to say.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 47 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Probably something like

"Ski-bi-dibby-dib yo-da-dub-dub, yo-da-dub-dub Ski-bi-dibby-dib yo-da-dub-dub, yo-da-dub-dub"

Or maybe

"Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop-bop-bodda-bope Bop-ba-bodda-bope Be-bop-ba-bodda-bope, bop-ba-bodda Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop-ba-bodda-bope Bop-ba-bodda-bope Be-bop-ba-bodda-bope, bop-ba-bodda-bope"

listen to more al jarreau

[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

"Everybody's saying that the Scatplant stutters

But doesn't ever stutter when he sings

But what you don't know, I'm gonna tell you right now

That the stutter and the scat is the same thing, yo

I'm the Scatplant"

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago

Is this a skibidi toilet?

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I am a shrew
I see a leaf
With yummy nectar for a feast
I lick the glue
But I feel funny
I've got a rumbly in my tummy
Good, it's true
It has a hole
Wide like shrew-shaped toilet bowl
And so I poo
I feel no sorrow
I'll come and lick this plant tomorrow

[–] caudatecoder@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

this here is the reason I pay for the internet

thank you

[–] Brutticus@midwest.social 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Imagine if we could grow toilets?

[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Dune probably had a variant of chairdogs for that.

[–] QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

literally these guys from the All Tommorows book

That looks like something from Codex Seraphinianus.

[–] danhab99@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

Wouldn't it be the Colonials?

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

Center loo gets the win!

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bono was briefly into these.

That's right, U2 grew a shrew loo.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago
[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago

What a way to make a living!

[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Ribbed for their pleasure