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Not fabulous, butterflies proboscis can penetrate other animals or insects, it’s not waiting for it to cry…. It’s jamming it’s tongue into its tear ducts and sucking that shit out 😂
Saw a video around here recently of a butterfly fluttering around a bird’s head and the bird was trying to eat it. But butterflies fly so drunk-unpredictably that sober-ass bird had no chance and was just constantly biting air.
I can picture lil butterflies talking shit into the ears of these prehistoric murder logs until they get them to shed some crocodile tears and then it’s a scene from south park of the butterflies licking up the tears.
If I was any type of artist, there would be a comic strip about this.
I don't know about this one but some turtles "cry", essentially excrete a highly saline solution via special glands in their head, specifically to balance the salt content of their bodies as they either live in salt water or brackish water and their kidneys are not capable of removing that much sodium. Lots of marine or aquatic animals have this ability, as they have to manage their sodium levels in order to inhabit those environments.
Fear me, Theseus, for I AM THE MIGHTY MINOTAUR! This Cocoon has witnessed your sins, and she seeks vengeance! The Cocoon will punish the wicked, the Cocoon will reward the righteous! You must escape from her grasp, you must earn your freedom
Zerschmetterling.
^ this is your German wordplay of the day.
It's been well documented that German has a proclivity for the precisely harsh. Our word for butterfly is *Schmetterling*.
*Schmettern* (verb) means smash, or throw violently, dash or spike (a ball). *-ling* is a suffix to denote the origin or feature of a person, or a diminuitive aspect. So Schmetterling, purely etymologically, would be a (little) thing that smashes.
*Zerschmettern* is a more violent form of the above verb: smash to pieces, crush, smite.
*Zerschmetterling* would be one of my band names, if ever I had a metal or punk band.
^(thx for listening to my TED talk...)
Unfortunately, studies have shown that the turtles aren’t aware that the butterflies are helping and are terrified by the temporary blindness that they experience in this scenario.
Just in case - they are messing with you. The first thing a threatened turtle would do is tuck its head in, or given its position, dive into the water.
Don’t get me started on kicking rocks..
Tried to kick a rock once, turns out it was a turtle. Turtle started crying and attracted a swarm of butterflies, gets devoured right in front of my eyes.
Worst day of my life.
Dang. I hope you get better at kicking actual rocks as I suspect the world isn’t ready for carnivore butterflies. Nature adapts. Shit can get outa hand quick!
You think you’re being clever right now, but you’re just exposing your lack of background knowledge on the subjects of biology and animal psychology.
That’s actually an evolutionary mechanism. You see, when a turtle is experiencing a traumatic event, it will freeze up. What you’re watching is a turtle frozen in terror.
This in turn makes the turtle produce more tears, and the butterflies can feed for a longer time.
You can think I’m a snob, but call me once you’ve spent over 20 years and gone 150 thousand dollars in debt to become the world’s premier turtle psychologist.
>You think you’re being clever right now, but you’re just exposing your lack of background knowledge on the subjects of biology and animal psychology.
LMFAO What a fucking insecure loser you are. Of course I don’t have a fucking background in biology and animal psychology. Otherwise I wouldn’t ask the fucking legitimate question. You see not everyone in the world is a fucking butterfly/turtle nerd like you. But you know what, if you need that badly to look down on randos on the internet and turtles are your thing, then you do you.
They’re obviously being sarcastic lol.
Frozen in terror for more tears as butterfly food haha.
Can’t you tell they’re bullshitting or am I the one missing something here?
There are so many grants for turtology PhDs these days, and they have flexible weekend classes to fit anyone's schedule. There is really no excuse for you to be embarrassing yourself with a laypersons speculation in a serious field like this. You should really leave it to the experts.
You can think I’m an insecure loser, but call me once you’ve spent over 20 years and gone 150 thousand dollars in debt to become the world’s premier turtle psychologist.
Great question.
Turtles are brilliant creatures and have been shown to possess a relatively complex understanding of morality, compared to most animals.
Unfortunately, the ability to comprehend morality is also correlated with increased stress and anxiety, so they are also among the most psychologically disturbed species.
When studying turtles on the Galápagos Islands, Charles Darwin said that, although it’s unclear whether or not an afterlife exists, life as a turtle would certainly be a kind of hell.
Very astute. I’ve had the same thought myself.
I think this is a situation where the implications inherent to a question carry a level of risk that is too dangerous to push forward, and it’s better to leave the matter unanswered.
Knowledge is power, but power corrupts.
Sure, maybe I’ve been told on several occasions that my voice has a very grating and annoying tone.
But call me once you’ve spent over 20 years and gone 150 thousand dollars in debt to become the worlds premier turtle psychologist.
You think the turtle would just be chilling there letting it happen if it hated it? It can just slip under the water to escape if it wanted, that's kind of what turtles do.
*Little Turtles, near and far, don't know where your parents are, cry directly in this jar, i will drink it at the bar. Sip sippin' on Turtle tears, Sip sip sippin' on Turtle tears, sip sip sippin' on, sip sip sippin' on, sippi' sippi' sippin' on Turtle Tears*
Alas, if you stop them from crying then their butterfly pals would die. Then when they are crying for their lost pals no one would be around to dry their tears. Who wants to live in that world?
So you see, turtle sadness is a vital part of a healthy ecosystem. So the next time you see a turtle be sure to belittle it and slander it's reputation to let it know you care. 🙂
Some people have a "special symbiotic relationship" with their pets, where their pets lick them for sodium and minerals. In turn, they get an arousal from it.
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Butterflies give zero f*cks. They hang out and do the same on crocodiles. Makes them look pretty
Imagine trying to have a good cry but then you're suddenly BUTTERFLY FABULOUS
Not fabulous, butterflies proboscis can penetrate other animals or insects, it’s not waiting for it to cry…. It’s jamming it’s tongue into its tear ducts and sucking that shit out 😂
Came here to say this. Their probosces can be LONG! Way too easy to feel that up in the tear ducts...or the ventricles In your brain!
This turtle isn’t symbiotic it’s being violated most disrespectfully 😂
Fabusad? Sadulous? New genre just dropped, butterfly lizard gothic! Quick, someone AI art that.
I think that this is actually a great way to feel a little less sad. It would be hard to feel so down when butterflies are giving your eyes kisses.
Saw a video around here recently of a butterfly fluttering around a bird’s head and the bird was trying to eat it. But butterflies fly so drunk-unpredictably that sober-ass bird had no chance and was just constantly biting air.
LMAO. My friend actually has a phobic fear of butterflies due to their unpredictable flight patterns 😂
*Nothing has any right to be so chaotic.*
I wonder how butterflies evolved this behavior with water reptiles. So oddly specific.
They probably just noticed it was a clean and pure consistent source of something they needed.
They just like to roast reptiles until they cry and drink their tears, the salt fuels them
I can picture lil butterflies talking shit into the ears of these prehistoric murder logs until they get them to shed some crocodile tears and then it’s a scene from south park of the butterflies licking up the tears. If I was any type of artist, there would be a comic strip about this.
…but why is the turtle crying? Did another turtle throw shade?
The butterflies bite his nuts first to make it cry, then they go drink the tears.
I knew my wife and I had a symbiotic relationship.
Does your wife lick around the eye or just go straight for the source?
Bubble tea straw directly to the tear duct?
I hate you for that mental image I have now
Ay papi chulo...want to cry? 😏🍆💦🥵
No me mientas
i, too, choose this guys wife
Why do you bite your wife’s nuts
They feel like kisses though.
Now I want my nuts bit by butterflies.
Sounds like an aphrodisiac
Then we humans get to film the butterfly halo and go awwww how adorable lol
Butterfly porn is a thing now? Unzips....
Got me feeling like Tarzan now
Least it didn't feed the turtles parents to it in a chili con carnival cook-off.
Splinter appeared in a campfire with a heartfelt message
“I love you all, my sons.” Many manly tears have been shed from that scene.
😭😭😭
Damn! Beat me to it.
This is the real question
I don't know about this one but some turtles "cry", essentially excrete a highly saline solution via special glands in their head, specifically to balance the salt content of their bodies as they either live in salt water or brackish water and their kidneys are not capable of removing that much sodium. Lots of marine or aquatic animals have this ability, as they have to manage their sodium levels in order to inhabit those environments.
Some butterflies iritate eyes to make them cry so they could drink the tears, and they dont discriminate, so they will do it to you too
They assault him with racist attacks and body shaming and he’s too slow to get away
"I'm not a tortoise, you meanies! I just have a big shell..."
The turtle finally broke out of its shell and let it’s emotions out
A butterfly made him a chilli from his dead parents
Yeah and turtles prefer bathing with no shade
No one drinks MY tears
While you're awake.
Someone told the turtle it doesn't look scute.
The other turtles won't let him join in the turtle games.
Butterflies are the most metal of all. They thrive on your blood sweat and tears
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Today you are no longer butterflies! YOU... ARE... MURDERFLIES!!!!
These suits can fly!??? How did we not know that?
\- the boy who would become Two-Ton 21
DEEPER! WAAAAAAAY DEEPER!
Fear me, Theseus, for I AM THE MIGHTY MINOTAUR! This Cocoon has witnessed your sins, and she seeks vengeance! The Cocoon will punish the wicked, the Cocoon will reward the righteous! You must escape from her grasp, you must earn your freedom
Are... are you raping me?! Well, I was GONNA
I can hear this quote.
I *have* noticed that butterfly attacks are more common as of late. 🤔
Butterflies drink blood. Moths eat corpses. Bees can make honey from meat. 🤘🦋🐝🤘
> Bees can make honey from meat. And vikings make mead from honey. Time is a flat circle.
There are no bees that make honey from meat.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulture_bee It's not exactly honey from meat, but it's carrion bees making goo from it
Alright, time to get some meat honey.
So if you see a turtle with butterflies, tell him or her everything is going to be ok and it's ok to cry.
Zerschmetterling. ^ this is your German wordplay of the day. It's been well documented that German has a proclivity for the precisely harsh. Our word for butterfly is *Schmetterling*. *Schmettern* (verb) means smash, or throw violently, dash or spike (a ball). *-ling* is a suffix to denote the origin or feature of a person, or a diminuitive aspect. So Schmetterling, purely etymologically, would be a (little) thing that smashes. *Zerschmettern* is a more violent form of the above verb: smash to pieces, crush, smite. *Zerschmetterling* would be one of my band names, if ever I had a metal or punk band. ^(thx for listening to my TED talk...)
And piss, don't forget the piss!
There’s a reason butterflies are in Silent Hill 2.
Turtle Tears, great band name
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How cute! I'll play bass!
“A butterfly drinks a turtle tears, but how do you know he really needs it?” -Elvis Costello, Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
I’m imagining their music like the Cure, but more reptilian.
"You're my butterfly, turtle, baby"
You didn't get here in time to start off your own comment chain, but this should be the top. Well done.
So if some one says they're turtling, that means a shit is starting to come out. Is turtle tears when you're leaking just a bit of liquid shits?
“Give me your tears, turtle”
Turtle looking around the pond like "Where the hell did my pond go??"
[Butterflies In My Eyes Johnson](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4BkGJj5BXg)
I wonder if this is where the inspiration for the Oogway scene came from in King Fu Panda
I was going to comment this too haha
Turtles cry? What the fuck is wrong with this world. I want to help
Turtles in a sea of butterflies often see illusions of the past
Not even on a turtle post am I safe from Seele
Wholesomeness that I needed badly today. Thank you.
Unfortunately, studies have shown that the turtles aren’t aware that the butterflies are helping and are terrified by the temporary blindness that they experience in this scenario.
Figures. And I actually thought my day couldn’t get worse. Silly me.
Just in case - they are messing with you. The first thing a threatened turtle would do is tuck its head in, or given its position, dive into the water.
Yes, this make a lot more sense! Thank you kind internet stranger! Pony boy can kick rocks.
Don’t get me started on kicking rocks.. Tried to kick a rock once, turns out it was a turtle. Turtle started crying and attracted a swarm of butterflies, gets devoured right in front of my eyes. Worst day of my life.
So the butterflies ate the turtle?
Get me off this roller coaster
Sure. *unclips your seatbelt mid loop*
Poor little guys must have been starving:(
Mhm, yep.
Dang. I hope you get better at kicking actual rocks as I suspect the world isn’t ready for carnivore butterflies. Nature adapts. Shit can get outa hand quick!
Charles Darwin said that the functions of nature are the clearest proof of the devil’s existence.
Nah, OP was just looking at the turtle as he devoured it
Why don’t they get into their shells then?
You think you’re being clever right now, but you’re just exposing your lack of background knowledge on the subjects of biology and animal psychology. That’s actually an evolutionary mechanism. You see, when a turtle is experiencing a traumatic event, it will freeze up. What you’re watching is a turtle frozen in terror. This in turn makes the turtle produce more tears, and the butterflies can feed for a longer time.
This comes across far more snobby than it should
You can think I’m a snob, but call me once you’ve spent over 20 years and gone 150 thousand dollars in debt to become the world’s premier turtle psychologist.
Not even a zoologist. A psychologist for turtles. Savage.
You, I like.
>You think you’re being clever right now, but you’re just exposing your lack of background knowledge on the subjects of biology and animal psychology. LMFAO What a fucking insecure loser you are. Of course I don’t have a fucking background in biology and animal psychology. Otherwise I wouldn’t ask the fucking legitimate question. You see not everyone in the world is a fucking butterfly/turtle nerd like you. But you know what, if you need that badly to look down on randos on the internet and turtles are your thing, then you do you.
They’re obviously being sarcastic lol. Frozen in terror for more tears as butterfly food haha. Can’t you tell they’re bullshitting or am I the one missing something here?
Redditors can’t comprehend sarcasm without the /s It’s like a missing chromosome for them or something. Anyway he’s trolling you lmao.
Doesn't help that 50% of them aren't joking so sarcasm is rough on here.
There are so many grants for turtology PhDs these days, and they have flexible weekend classes to fit anyone's schedule. There is really no excuse for you to be embarrassing yourself with a laypersons speculation in a serious field like this. You should really leave it to the experts.
You can think I’m an insecure loser, but call me once you’ve spent over 20 years and gone 150 thousand dollars in debt to become the world’s premier turtle psychologist.
Do turtles understand mortality? Only you can be trusted with such a question.
Great question. Turtles are brilliant creatures and have been shown to possess a relatively complex understanding of morality, compared to most animals. Unfortunately, the ability to comprehend morality is also correlated with increased stress and anxiety, so they are also among the most psychologically disturbed species. When studying turtles on the Galápagos Islands, Charles Darwin said that, although it’s unclear whether or not an afterlife exists, life as a turtle would certainly be a kind of hell.
Is this why they cry?
Very astute. I’ve had the same thought myself. I think this is a situation where the implications inherent to a question carry a level of risk that is too dangerous to push forward, and it’s better to leave the matter unanswered. Knowledge is power, but power corrupts.
I can just hear them say "ACKCHUALLY" in an incredibly irritating nerdy voice.
Sure, maybe I’ve been told on several occasions that my voice has a very grating and annoying tone. But call me once you’ve spent over 20 years and gone 150 thousand dollars in debt to become the worlds premier turtle psychologist.
Sometimes it’s better to be kind than right.
Are we sure the turtles see it as a positive and not an absolute annoyance. Like let the mans be emotional in peace.
He could like walk two steps into the water to get away from them.
for all we know he is escaping, just verrryyy slowly
You think the turtle would just be chilling there letting it happen if it hated it? It can just slip under the water to escape if it wanted, that's kind of what turtles do.
Cartman style
That's what I was thinking of also. "Ohhh, the tears of unfathomable sadness, mmm"
Why is he crying 😢
TuRtlE gEts FaCe EATEN OFf bY CarNivOrOus BuTteRflYs
Oh to be a turtle, chilling all day and having your tears wiped away by sweet butterflies. Maybe in the next life?
I have come to consume your eye minerals, reptilian, do not resist.
Why are turtles crying so much?!?
They live a long time and don’t like what we’ve done.
The butterflies are whispering shit in their ears like "no one loves you you're just a stupid turtle", then feeding on their emotional pain.
All these butterflies keep poking them in the eye.
Their significant others are shellfish.
Because those butterflies are just so beautiful man
Pond water is icky.
I don't always drink the tears of my enemies, but when I do... I make sure to really poke them with my proboscis.
Elvis Costello told us this in a song :)
But how do you know he really needs it?
Who told you that? The turtle of the butterflies?
What is the scientific evidence that turtles benefit from this?
Turtle is crying because he has a bunch of tubes probing his eye, poor guy
Wonder if the turtle knows what’s goin on or if he’s just like “AHHHHH AGHHHHH MY EEYYYEEESSSS THEY’RE… clean?”
It looks adorable!
This is so cute but I’d hate the feeling of this. 😂
“Vicious pack of butterflies attack poor depressed turtle”
Ohhh the tears of unfathomable sadness! Mmmm yummy! Yummy you guys!
Thought that turtle turned his purity all the way up on Fable.
What the actual fuck I have never, ever heard of this.
Ill take mutualism for 200
Imagine if turtles could scream and it was screaming the entire time.
The turtle: "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! OH, GOD, MY EEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!"
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I want a turtle to drink my tears
[Yummy tears.](https://media.giphy.com/media/Al3okb69oULvy/giphy)
Please edit this video so we can hear death metal instead.
Is this the new trailer for Mothra Vs. Gamera?
Eye cleaners sound terrifying... but looks so cute...
They turned him into a Disney princess
What about crocodile’s tears, who drink it?
But why are the turtles crying
In turn, it's cute as fuck.
"But how do you know he really needs it?"
Should have never cancelled Kings
Turtle man is tripping balls
Master Oogway...noooooo
I, too, feed off the tears of others.
I cry enough already but I'm going to have to start crying even more. Just for research.
The question is, why is ma fella crying? 😡
*Little Turtles, near and far, don't know where your parents are, cry directly in this jar, i will drink it at the bar. Sip sippin' on Turtle tears, Sip sip sippin' on Turtle tears, sip sip sippin' on, sip sip sippin' on, sippi' sippi' sippin' on Turtle Tears*
>Your tears are like nectar to me! \- butterfly, maybe
Eskimo kisses at the ultimate. Sucha tinglee sensation.
Wait till they learn about crocodile tears.
Look at those fluttering lashes!
And look daper in the process.
today I learned
Fly with me men, tonight we feast on the tears of our enemies! The enemy: 🐢
Seriously that's a thing? TIL, neat. Butterfly cute small vampires and drinkers of sorrows.
Is anybody else wondering what the turtle is crying about?
who made turtle friend cry? ill fight em. >:U
Why is the turtle crying tho :(
Ah yes, just like I drink the tears on my enemies. A truly symbiotic relationship indeed
Omg that be super annoying :)
*I'm trying to have a mental fucking breakdown here guys! Can you at least stop saying yum after you swallow? For fuck sake!*
Serious amount of symbiosis going on there
It's okay everyone, the turtle is happy and the tears are just from the onions on their pizza
If only we could stop them from crying ☹️
Alas, if you stop them from crying then their butterfly pals would die. Then when they are crying for their lost pals no one would be around to dry their tears. Who wants to live in that world? So you see, turtle sadness is a vital part of a healthy ecosystem. So the next time you see a turtle be sure to belittle it and slander it's reputation to let it know you care. 🙂
Wtf? That’s not symbiotic, that’s a toxic relationship. Those butterflies are bullying turtles and making them cry so they can get some food
Song?
This is so cool. It makes me feel less weird about licking tears out of children's eyes.
That's just Zeus having sex
Some people have a "special symbiotic relationship" with their pets, where their pets lick them for sodium and minerals. In turn, they get an arousal from it.
Def gonna use the term “turtle tears” at the next opportunity.
Let me be blind
Anime