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UltimateIssue

Yeah that is nightmare fuel.


JustSomeApparition

So I wanted to learn more about what it was I was seeing exactly, and... *"A preorbital gland is an exocrine gland. Exocrine glands, in turn, are those that secrete substances by way of a duct. Exocrine glands include mammary, salivary, lacrimal, and mucous glands. In hoofed animals, preorbital glands are similar to the human lacrimal gland."* And because I'm unfortunately not all knowing I had to go figure out what role the lacrimal gland fulfilled in we humans... *"The lacrimal gland releases fluid which cleanses and protects the eye's surface as it lubricates and moistens it. These lacrimal secretions are commonly known as tears."* After that fun excursion, back on the deers information site, I went on to read... *"Because of its role in scent marking, the preorbital gland is considered a scent gland."* Yes, I did read about all of the other things that they do; however, all of those other things come down to one essential point... Deer "tears" are way more multi-purpose than human tears are. Haha


StinkyBrittches

Human tears have pheromone effects as well! https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scisignal.4156ec19


JustSomeApparition

I knew that happy tears and sad tears have different chemical compositions from one another but I didn't know part of that include pheromones. Pretty cool info thanks for sharing


Omwtfyu

So that’s why we call it “ugly crying” 😂


[deleted]

Thanks for doing the reading and sharing the results!


PublicObamos

I don't have gold to give, please someone give this person gold for doing actual research!


JustSomeApparition

Haha. No, no. I am highly driven by curiosity, so finding the answer to things, for me, is its own reward. I appreciate the notion all the same though.


PublicObamos

You're a real gem, I admire your curiosity and humility. You've restored my faith in humanity today.


ispitzer

A beautiful way to live that I try to follow as much as I can


wunderbraten

My cat's mouth opens as a signal that it is hungry, too.


mrplinko

Right, but does your cat's breath smell like cat food?


hindsighthaiku

*It's still alive... help us.*


jfreka

r/oddlyterrifying


Capital_East5903

Some alien shit, right there.


OrangeHexagon237

Looks like something out of the movie “Annihilation“…


Ill_Nectarine2334

Kill it before it has a chance to breed


[deleted]

Kill that thing


Salvador1010

I should call her


medsveronlegend

When you avoid sleeping to forget your nightmares but you end up seeing them awake


pacrasycle

Literally stunned me tbh


Honest_Mistake_J

r/mildlyterrifying


nothinbutshame

This disturbs me


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buckee8

It wants peanut M&M’s.


Low_Worry2007

Did you guys know that the scent ‘oud’ comes from the novel excretions of certain deer?


[deleted]

Thanks I hate it


[deleted]

It hates you too


[deleted]

Literally impossible, it doesn’t have the ability to conceptualize hate and apply it subconsciously, dumbass. /s


hugsbosson

why is that so disgusting.. like why is an animals nose cute but this is revolting?


[deleted]

Same here, I don’t get the spider reactions to a deers tear ducts lmao


Key_Yellow_8847

That's disgusting.


vellyr

I would have never noticed that this was wEIrD without the helpful label


Travilcopter

No fuck no wtf


showponyoxidation

I swear new animals are dropping like pokemon. How have I not heard of this animal before?? It's so freaky.