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minus-squarechloroken@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·10 days agoNo, in fact beetles have complicated mandibles. Flies generally have simpler fused mouthparts. I studied entomology and have no clue what this comic is even saying. Maybe a joke about stingers?
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·10 days agoI don’t think it’s focusing on only mandibles as weapons
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 days agoThe problem is that they clearly think the outgrown mandibles are equivalent to that.
No, in fact beetles have complicated mandibles. Flies generally have simpler fused mouthparts. I studied entomology and have no clue what this comic is even saying. Maybe a joke about stingers?
I don’t think it’s focusing on only mandibles as weapons
The problem is that they clearly think the outgrown mandibles are equivalent to that.