FYI: This type of news is stretching the appropriate subjects for this Community:
"News about weird nature, unusual happenings, and fringe claims. #anomalies #animals #nature #Fortean #paranormal #cryptids #weather"
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They can last a while in there. I used my shop vac for spotted lantern flies. They didn't die.
It's not "finders keepers". In this case, the owner was identifiable. There are laws in most states that require you report found valuables or cash and make an effort to find the owner. It's at least a misdemeanor if you don't.
This was not a new photo, as noted. The photo was apparently with the Centre for Fortean Zoology and they determined it was NOT genuine.
We should remember that it's a mistake to judge other cultures by our 21st century Western standards. Education is the key to stopping it. Humans have terrible trouble attributing bad outcomes to chance; we need to blame someone. Witch accusations remain a social problem in several places worldwide.
Jetpacks? Puh-leeze. Don't they read the real news!? L.A. Jetpack man was probably a balloon https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59167345
The molecule has been found in space, but that doesn't mean it couldn't also have formed on earth pretty easily. This article has not been peer reviewed so, I don't think it boosts the idea of panspermia very much.
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