Only to an extent, I imagine. Expended energy, diminishing returns, yadda yadda. I could see Mirror Phlox being the sort to test out how far a single tribble could stretch itself without food.
Aphids have a crazy reproduction cycle, with subsequent generations alternating between sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction (parthenogenesis). Sometimes, the eggs that are of the asexual generation can be and often are born pregnant. But i’m pretty sure they all eat my tomato plants… So, I’m gonna have to go with “yes”.
If tribbles are born pregnant, do they actually need to be fed?
Only to an extent, I imagine. Expended energy, diminishing returns, yadda yadda. I could see Mirror Phlox being the sort to test out how far a single tribble could stretch itself without food.
Aphids have a crazy reproduction cycle, with subsequent generations alternating between sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction (parthenogenesis). Sometimes, the eggs that are of the asexual generation can be and often are born pregnant. But i’m pretty sure they all eat my tomato plants… So, I’m gonna have to go with “yes”.