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petrea_mitchell ([personal profile] petrea_mitchell) wrote2021-06-26 07:51 pm
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The war on mollusks

With nothing new to report about the cicada plan for world domination, The Register has instead run stories this week about a plan to send (non-talking) squid to outer space to research immune system dysfunction, and the US Air Force issuing a highly specific threat against snails and clams.
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[personal profile] delosharriman 2021-06-28 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
Using a hypersonic boost-glide vehicle to kill a giant clam? I guess that's one step above swatting flies with a maser cannon (although Jordin Kare did become quite adept at doing something similar).