This is by far my favorite answer.
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pacology@lemmy.world 9 months ago
If we want to believe the evil alien theory, viruses might actually fit the bill better than plants, with fungi as a possible unlikely second.
magnetosphere@kbin.social 9 months ago
PlexSheep@feddit.de 9 months ago
Fungi scare me
isles@lemmy.world 9 months ago
If it makes you feel better, we descend from fungi.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 9 months ago
There is one type of virus that you can not convince me isn’t some kind of mechanical device. Other viruses and bacteria look organic; but bacteriophage look straight up like man-made robots.
TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
I just looked up some images out of curiosity and you aren’t lying. It looks like a little spider/robot/ drone thing with the sole purpose of injecting it’s syringe into things.