this post was submitted on 02 May 2026
149 points (100.0% liked)

Science Memes

20360 readers
2735 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.



Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.



Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
 
top 6 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] phar@lemmy.world 67 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Link? What did they learn about cicadas? What is that stalagmite looking thing? What does the condom do? So many questions

[–] agingelderly@lemmy.world 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Researchers have found that clay towers built by young Amazonian cicadas protect the insects from predators and help regulate air flow during their final stage of development.

[–] fascicle@leminal.space 29 points 1 month ago

So the condom just blocks their airflow so they die?

[–] Alvaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 month ago

"Anything can be a dildo if you are brave enough"