• Fixbeat@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Bears should just enslave some other animals to produce milk for them. Simple.

      • Rose Thorne(She/Her)@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        They do! Well, at least certain species do. They groom the aphids to harvest a sweet excretion.

        It’s a really neat relationship.

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          1 year ago

          I mean, it’s not just any excretion. It’s a byproduct of sorts of the aphids digestive system.

          From wikipedia on “Honeydew (secretion)”:

          When their mouthpart penetrates the phloem, the sugary, high-pressure liquid is forced out of the anus of the aphid.