MattFeb 27
The Oatmeal
We need to talk about naked mole rats
https://theoatmeal.com/comics/naked_mole_rats
We need to talk about naked mole rats - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about naked mole rats, aka tube goblins.

The Oatmeal
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Show threadThe OatmealFeb 26
I’ve also drawn a classroom-friendly (SFW) version if you want to share the comic with kids
https://theoatmeal.com/comics/naked_mole_rats_sfw
We need to talk about naked mole rats (classroom-friendly version) - The Oatmeal

This is the classroom-friendly (safe for work) version of a comic about naked mole rats.

The Oatmeal
Show threadChris KletschFeb 26
@oatmeal wow. This is poetry. Art. Science. I love it.
Show threadLAURENFeb 26

@oatmeal

I haven't laughed this hard in awhile. Brilliant.

Show threadMirkoFeb 26
@oatmeal Me and my children loved the mantis comic. They will love this one as I already do.
Show threadApprentice Bodega Cat 🐈‍⬛Feb 26
You had me at "obese sex tyrant"
Show threadChristopher Kyba 🇨🇦🇪🇺Feb 26

@oatmeal Book please!

(I put in my email address and hit subscribe, but nothing happened and I haven't gotten a confirmation mail?)

Show threadCromleyFeb 26
@oatmeal @futurebird needs to see this
Show threadMichael GemarFeb 26
@oatmeal If we can have ant-farms in our houses, why can we have naked mole rat farms? I'd love to have one wall that is glass and filled with dirt, tubers, and these lovelies.
Show threadlizzzzardFeb 27
@michaelgemar @oatmeal good question. Would they do well? How much space do they need? Ants are pretty small, maybe you'd need a molerat room?
Show threadMichael GemarFeb 27
@lizzard @oatmeal To be serious, I’ve seen zoos put them in interconnected containers, a bit like fancy Habitrails. I was more fantasizing about one entire room wall with a big sheet of glass and dirt behind, where the delightful little critters could dig to their wrinkled hearts’ content. (Admittedly in this fantasy my pet capybaras often watch them dig.)
Show threadCourtneyFeb 26
@oatmeal I had no idea dwarf fortress was real
Show threadJason Robinson 🐍 🍻 🚴Feb 26
@[email protected] Disturbing, but enlightening.
Show threadYves Van Goethem Feb 26
@oatmeal Omg BALLS RATDONALD — E I E I O
Show threadSkean Harshly KC1WKVFeb 27
@oatmeal thank you. I have now terrified my previously sleeping (in my lap) cat, annoyed my wife, and nearly wet myself from laughing so hard at this.
Show threadEricka SimoneFeb 27
@oatmeal Bill Nye did a whole segment about this. lol.
Show threadJoxean Koret (@matalaz)Feb 27
@oatmeal I love it
Show threadColin WatsonFeb 27
@oatmeal I lost it at the snake's "forget it"
Show threadKarenTurleyFeb 27
@oatmeal , I used to think cockroaches will inherit the earth, but these little freaks will be right there with them.
Show threadDave ClarkMar 2
@oatmeal that's a Shai-Hulud
Show threadTacitus 🇮🇪Mar 5
What a coincidence, @oatmeal, "Obese sex tyrant" is the name of my metal band!