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Re:The Weird World Inside a Pitcher Plant by amelius on Monday March 12, 2018 @07:08AM (#16567332)
What is weird about this? Isn't symbiosis an accepted thing? Humans also can't live without a microbiome, etc.
Re:The Weird World Inside a Pitcher Plant by latch on Monday March 12, 2018 @10:15AM (#16568238)
The article clearly highlights a few unusual (aka, weird) things:

1 - Unlike most other pitcher plant species, this one has low acid and relies on the droppings of the worm larvae

2 - This is the only place the larvae have been found to live (a small and [i imagine somewhat] threatened area)

3 - The main food source appear to be other insects born inside the plant that get caught in the web leaving. Not other insects/animals that fall inside

Re:The Weird World Inside a Pitcher Plant by neonate on Sunday March 11, 2018 @04:48PM (#16564686)
Re:The Weird World Inside a Pitcher Plant by rhn_mk1 on Monday March 12, 2018 @07:03AM (#16567311)
This account looks like a spammer, most submissions are nothing but links to outline.
Re:The Weird World Inside a Pitcher Plant by overcast on Monday March 12, 2018 @12:44PM (#16569395)
The difference being that these are actually super helpful links. I'd be happy with an outline link being a permanent fixture. Get all the text and images, without all the garbage.
Re:The Weird World Inside a Pitcher Plant by HAL21 on Monday March 12, 2018 @10:15AM (#16568241)
Agreed it looks scammy, but it is a legitimate link. The user should give some context instead of just pasting a link.
Re:The Weird World Inside a Pitcher Plant by mcphage on Monday March 12, 2018 @07:59AM (#16567565)
I think it’s providing the text for paywalled submissions.
Re:The Weird World Inside a Pitcher Plant by neonate on Monday March 12, 2018 @01:43PM (#16569867)
I see what you mean but I'm just a reader. No affiliation to outline.com or anything else. My understanding is it's ok to post paywall workaround links and I wish more people would do it.
Re:The Weird World Inside a Pitcher Plant by mark_edward on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @12:34AM (#16573886)
I think what you do is super helpful and I appreciate it. Maybe adding context or just saying it's a paywall workaround would prevent people from getting the wrong idea.