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jcarrano 17 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Never Enough

> Increased tactile stimulation of the hind legs causes an increase in levels of serotonin.This causes the locust to change colour, eat much more, and breed much more easily. [1]

Fascinating.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locust

forlorn_mammoth 17 days ago [–]

> breed much more easily.

Humans seem to be forgetting this step. Birthrates are down

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