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[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 69 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I went down this rathole.

They first grind up the bugs they eat in their mouths, then they have a chamber with bacteria which further reduce their food, then their intestines finish the job.

ETA, since you all are such curious cats:

https://wildlifefaq.com/platypus-stomach/

and

https://platypus.asn.au/platypus-myths/

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 11 points 1 year ago

Oh, is it like a gizard type of thing sort of?

Thanks for doing so, did you figure out why they glow?

[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Lol, I think that's only in the cartoon, eh.

Shit your being downvoted, now I have to go look myself.. if I don't return I likely have been abducted by egg laying mammals

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