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[–] karashta@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 year ago

I used to be able to tell what they were eating a lot of times depending on what I found in their poop.

Green and blue bottle flies made the sparkliest imo

Source: used to do pest control.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] LuaPurpa@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wish humans could do that

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You can actually do that with gold.

[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Golden schnapps millenial eh

[–] lolrightythen@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Almost forgot about goldschlager

[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 year ago

It is best forgotten.…

[–] icelimit@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can I borrow a gold bar? I'll give it back

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You'll need gold dust but it's applicable with sandpaper I guess. :)

Also, you can keep it.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So eating sandpaper makes your poop gold dust sparkly? Weeeeird.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago
[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Lil dudes just like “okay why am I here tho”