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submitted 3 months ago by Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/memes@lemmy.ml

Alt Text: buff doge on the left representing 1970s america with the caption "I've eradicated all the screw worms in North America by releasing sterile males". Crying doge on the right representing 2020s america with the caption "scary worm back"

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[-] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 18 points 3 months ago

It's so much funnier to me when I think about it as fragile masculinity refusing to sterilize the males.

[-] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 months ago

"They're making the frickin flies sterile!!!"

[-] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 9 points 3 months ago

Ha this is literally what I was picturing, bright red and all.

[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 months ago
[-] Zerush@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

A nation is as strong as the mental health of his leaders.

[-] nitroemdash@lemmy.wtf 6 points 3 months ago

The image refuses to load beyond the upper ⅗ for me, so the alt text was genuinely helpful.

[-] CyroSignal@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

That only happens in the United States.

[-] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)
[-] justaman123@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I wouldn't say scarier, I mean it's possible that the affects of the faster earth worm will be worse long term. But the screw worms can get into our flesh if we aren't careful. No jumping earthworm is gonna be "scarier" than that

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