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Text TranscriptionA series of Tweets, each a reply to the previous.

  1. ABC News @ABC: Scientists have discovered a giant new species of stick insect in Australia, which is over 15 inches long and researchers say may be the heaviest insect in the country. [With a picture of a brown stick insect among some green leaves.]
  2. mary @theoceanblooms: can I ask a question: how does something like this go undiscovered until now
  3. soul nate @MNateShyamalan: Entomologist here πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈπŸ€“πŸœ Great question! It may seem surprising that the scientific community could miss an entire bug species after all this time, especially when it's THIS big. The answer might surprise you more πŸ‘€ Let's dive in πŸ‘‡πŸ§΅ (1/?)
  4. soul nate @MNateShyamalan: he look like stick (2/2)
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[–] Liz@midwest.social 63 points 5 days ago (3 children)

The answer is that we don't fund science at the rate that we should, especially not bug science. Want discoveries? Gotta pay someone to actually do the work.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 4 days ago

Sorry, the best we can do is fascism, open corruption, and rampant anti-intellectualism.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Looking for weird sticks doesn't make anyone rich though. Think of the economy for once.

[–] mr_satan@lemmy.zip 13 points 5 days ago

Won't anyone think of the shareholder value!

[–] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And what's with the stickholders?

[–] Sidhean@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago

They're entomologists!

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You mean that scientists don't just hang out outside during their free time and go looking for new species? That's not how it works?

[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 4 points 4 days ago

That’s definitely how the government would like us to work. But we would like piles on cash in the form of a living wage, thanks