• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    You just know some weirdo millionaire is gonna try and train them to go eat heavy metal and shit someplace useful.

    And I’m not even mad, probably the most environmentally friendly mining operation…

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      3 months ago

      I don’t recommend anyone buy any of them, but one of the books (or possibly short stories? It’s been a while) in the Ender series by OSC kind of touches on that.

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      3 months ago

      Isopod (Isopoda) is the order they are in.

      Armadillidium vulgare is a common species. But there are probably hundreds of species that share the same nickname because most people don’t know the differences.