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[–] Winter_Oven@piefed.social 36 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Is the living food storage part from like those honey or sap ants, where they have guys with those giant sacs of honey or sap to feed to whoever wants it?

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well that's pretty cool if that's it, my brain went straight to cannibalism

[–] AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's called "social stomach".

[–] shroomato@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

i chewed this for the village who wants some

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm living food storage to myself.

[–] fascicle@leminal.space 6 points 2 days ago

You feed yourself off your large sac?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

Sounds like a trait from Rimworld