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[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 31 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

What do they do!?

[–] salvaria@lemmy.blahaj.zone 99 points 3 weeks 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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[–] inbeesee@lemmy.world 40 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

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

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

[–] dorron@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Endymion / Rise of Endymion was a great sequel too

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 7 points 3 weeks ago

One of the serial killers in Hannibal as well.

[–] HaleHirsute@infosec.pub 2 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Netflix and dismembering the prey I fucking impaled earlier?

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Netflix?

Edit: nvm, I got it.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 25 points 3 weeks ago

Unspeakable horrors.

[–] puchaczyk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

Hide your paper!

[–] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks 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!

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks 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.