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ams6110
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How a Tick Digs Its Hooks In
Yet weirdly the Komodo Dragon lizard has so much bacteria in its mouth that is how it kills its prey. It just bites, and then waits around for the prey to die of infection.
jojopotato
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I was under the impression this wasn’t really believed anymore. The only discussion I can find for it is here though:
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/06/27/the-myth-...
ams6110
on March 21, 2018
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Wow interesting that's the first I had heard that the bacteria theory was discredited.
EGreg
on March 21, 2018
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You see? You thought this was a cool FACT but turns out it's just a theory. Be careful about theories people have in biology or zoology.
amelius
on March 21, 2018
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I suppose their immune system also doesn't kill off their gut bacteria.
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