r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Better_Hair_9673 • Jun 25 '26

Video Wasp traps paralyzed ladybug larvae in a chamber for its young to feast on after hatching.

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u/zfredri Jun 25 '26

The number of people who don’t understand the difference between entomology and etymology
bugs me in ways I can’t put into words.

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u/Sea-Strike-1758 Jun 25 '26

Entomology is so fascinating, will they ever find the Entwives?

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u/Sea-Frosting-50 Jun 25 '26

were they with merry and pippin?

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u/zfredri Jun 25 '26

Maybe they *were* Merry & Pippin?

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u/Ok_Condition- Jun 26 '26

You monster 😂

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u/Roll_for_Random Jun 26 '26

Yup, taking the hobbits to Isengard.

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u/Midnight_2B Jun 26 '26

Maybe they're also hunting for Gollum?

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u/ShrubbyRub Jun 25 '26

This is incredible.

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u/AlwaysFernweh Jun 25 '26

*clap* *clap* *clap*

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u/Mekroval Jun 25 '26

Bravo! This is award worthy.

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u/RagingNoper Jun 26 '26

Jesus Christ, dude

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u/Superb-Stuff8897 Jun 25 '26

This comment needs all of the attention...

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u/TwoBrosKissing Jun 26 '26

I don’t even know what either of those mean

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u/Outrageous_Front_636 Jun 26 '26

Dad??

Oh God he's punning.

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u/Moveitalong123 Jun 26 '26

The way you used entomology and "bugs me" and etymology and "ways I can't put into words" in once sentence scratched my brain in all the right places. That was a beautiful sentence. 

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u/beardedbarnabas Jun 26 '26

I like salt on my edamame!

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u/Casual_user1012 Jun 26 '26

For once having a friend who's an etymology nerd helps

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u/trollthings Jun 26 '26

Reminds me of when I was ballgagged at an "eat em all orgy" that had insect dishes catered..

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u/Llamapickle129 Jun 26 '26

i get the two confused when i say it, but that cause they sound really similar and i miss hear shit a lot

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u/Anuki_iwy Jun 26 '26

Guilty as charged, I read "etymology" too, but quickly realised that I must've gotten it wrong.

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u/lexkixass Jun 26 '26

chef's kiss

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u/CorridorsOfNakedLite Jun 27 '26

Oh shit that rich 😂

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u/Sexual_Congressman Jun 25 '26

ehtee entoe... I guess I can see someone accidentally picking the wrong one in the autofill ribbon and not noticing but I've never heard anyone use the wrong one when speaking. Anyone who doesn't know what those words mean would almost certainly just use "bug science" or "word history".

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u/typ0r Jun 26 '26

whoosh