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Tar Pits Are a Death Trap. Except for This Fly.  - Deep Look

Tar Pits Are a Death Trap. Except for This Fly. - Deep Look

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In the sticky oil seeps known as the La Brea Tar Pits, the tiny petroleum fly and their larvae thrive in the natural asphalt that oozes up to the surface. The larvae hunt among the fossilized bones of dire wolves, mammoths and saber-toothed cats. SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look!
Date: 2024-07-30

Comments and reviews: 8


You've fired up my imagination, here's a D&D '5 room dungeon' idea:
1. Shore (start) = hut w dock odd ferryman
2. Ferry = punt style, requires teamwork 1 skilled navigator
3. Open 'water' = unsinkable giant maggots, cling-able skeleton / corpse rafts
4. Island shore = giant flies, pupae, and scattered paleolithic treasure
5. Island cave = set foot inside, and giant dire wolf (etc) skellies animate and come ashore! contains haunted sentient cave paintings, guarding plot MacGuffin. maybe a gooey pollution spirit with a bicycle stuck in its side

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Incredibly, just unbelievable. A substances that kills 99% of creatures on contact is just a swimming pool for them. I have always assumed the tar kills anything and everything on contact as ALL living things need to breath regardless how they do it via skin or organ so of cause, the tar basically sufficats any living thing instantly as it clogs the holes. Mindblown.
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my understanding was that asphalt is the binding agent plus the agregate, and bitumen is the binding agent, which would be the term for the petroleum seen here. like concrete vs cement. is the terminology different for biology/paleontology
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These flies and their larvae wont get anything harmful from this stuff because it wont stay alive for so long for it to cause issues. It would most likely if it would live longer.
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Insect in a tar pit: - Well, just great, this day can't get any worse ( Wild fly larvae appears behind them)
insect: - Why Im hearing boss music

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When I first saw these guys, I just assumed they somehow fed on the ancient bones in the tar! Another amazing vid as always DeepLook team!
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Can you imagine knowing that if any part of your body, other than your feet, touches the ground little babies might eat you.
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The most surprising thing to me is that the oil companies didn't claim the pits and turn them into oil rigs in the first place.
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