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Re:Taking the Gaia Hypothesis Seriously by nkoren on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @10:44AM (#13820970)
Touché -- Provided that, as part of the jumping-off process, the fleas are figuring out how to grow new dogs. (Analogy: terraforming.)
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Re:Taking the Gaia Hypothesis Seriously by qbrass on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @11:15PM (#13826942)
Flea larvae eat the feces of adult fleas containing undigested blood harvested from the host. The adult flea's efforts have improved conditions for future generations to thrive.
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