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"Save the Bees, Murder the Wasps" (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago (10 children)

TIL that wasps are pollinators. Not sure why but growing up I was always informed that they are not. They were predators who did not provide honey and so there was no need for them to be near flowers for pollen. Either I’m old or I grew up in a really shorty education system. (WhyNotBoth.gif)

Thanks to this image I looked it up and learned something. Thanks for teaching me something new today!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (7 children)

If you wanna learn about some more wasp pollination, look up fig wasps (Agaonidae). Wasps are legitimately one of the coolest groups of animals.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Now tell me something nice about flies and mosquitoes so I don't go on a murder rampage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Some species of flies and mosquitoes are also pollinators. One cute example of pollinating flies are the Bombyliidae. Mosquito larvae are also important food sources for aquatic and semi-aquatic species like frogs and fish.

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