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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I used to think b-rated sci-fi flicks had crappy plot hooks about how scientists would just release the world ending plot hook like that.

And then polish scientists released cannibal ants from an abandoned Soviet nuclear bunker to see what they’d do.