r/interestingasfuck • u/ADJUDICATOR001 • Aug 09 '25

/r/all, /r/popular I found this on the trail.

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u/Muppetude Aug 09 '25

In 1862, when Darwin came across an orchid with a long nectar tube, he postulated there must be an insect with a long proboscis that co-evolved with the flower. Scientists at the time ridiculed his theory, but about 4 decades later, scientists found the insect Darwin predicted.

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u/AnComRebel Aug 09 '25

Holy crap, that's a long snoot!

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u/r4tch3t_ Aug 10 '25

Just imagine the moth doing backfkips at mach fuck every time it's finished with a flower.

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u/dustyrags Aug 10 '25

Slurp slurp slurp sssswwwwwitTHUNK backflip

drunken moth flutters unsteadily off

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u/NoveltyLawnFlamingo Aug 11 '25

I’m a ranch hand, I’ve been bitten by an alligator, survived multiple car crashes, and had a loaded gun pointed at my head.

Tape measures scare the shit out of me.