Scientists estimate that up to 70% of the sand on white sandy beaches in the Caribbean and Hawai‘i has been excreted by parrotfish. A large adult parrotfish can excrete over a ton of sand per year. Areas that have parrotfish produce more sand than similar areas with few or no parrotfish. This sediment production rate is especially important in areas like Hawai‘i, where there is little terrestrial input, and almost all of the sand is of biogenic origin.
Is that why beach sand is better for making semiconductors than desert sand?
Is my laptop’s brain made of parrotfish poo?
We are all made from parrotfish poo 🙏
We are all made from starstuff.
Poo’d out by the great parrotfish in the sky
In a way, we’ve all been sharted out by starfish
Someone saw the custardfist comic today lol
Lol yes, posted this immediately afterwards, here is a link to it
Something something rough and coarse and it gets everywhere.
Guys, I’m burnt out.
Hopefuly not as burned out as Anakin.
I think this is the kind of information that will help me in my job search. I have extensive experience as a fish poop analyst.
Interesting. Never even considered how sand is formed.
Excreting sand sounds… Uncomfortable to say the least.
Thanks. I’ll use this as an excuse to fart on the beach: “No, it’s the parrotfish poo”
I’m sure they will be extinct soon, thus ending the existence of beaches
