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[–] [email protected] 34 points 10 months ago (4 children)

What do they do!?

[–] [email protected] 102 points 10 months ago (3 children)

some shrikes are also known as butcherbirds because of the habit, particularly of males, of impaling prey onto plant spines within their territories. These larders have multiple functions, attracting females and serving as food stores.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 10 months ago (4 children)

The god in Hyperion is named after that bird. Great scifi classic.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(Simmons_novel)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Endymion / Rise of Endymion was a great sequel too

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Highly underrated.
And I get why: it's just totally and completely different but it was still enjoyable on merit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I thought it was even better than the first series. There's so many neat and unique concepts going on in that book. From the ultra-fast ship that decimates its passengers and then rebuilds them, to the concepts related to the philosophy of Pierre Tielhard DeChardin, it's a wonderfully thought provoking series all around. The AI and their machinations in that series is the best AI storyline I've ever read.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

One of the serial killers in Hannibal as well.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Also the name of the guy who ran the gang that Han Solo was in as a kid.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Among the best sci-fi I ever read, incredible.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago

Oh...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Netflix and dismembering the prey I fucking impaled earlier?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Netflix?

Edit: nvm, I got it.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Unspeakable horrors.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thats alright we are talking via text.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

Actual vlad dracula shit, jesus christ

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thanks to its strong beak, it can tear even the strongest 3-ply toilet paper to shreds if it has been moistened beforehand.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Hide your paper!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Oh damn! I thought they only did it with bugs. How TF did that tiny little bird capture and kill a rodent as big as it is? The bird doesn't even have any talons!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I love how you just casually used SCP wiki as a reference.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I was curious if people would notice, and it seems not everyone did. ;) Maybe someone got to be the daily 5,000 for SCP.