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beetle battles (mander.xyz)
submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

AND, when beetles battle beetles in a puddle paddle battle and the beetle battle puddle is a puddle in a bottle they call it a tweetle beetle bottle puddle paddle battle muddle.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Mannn I can’t read that

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Are insects really that complicated?

Either they have mouth, stinger, or skin, and one or more of them is doing the damage.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

Well some ant spew acid, some millipede puke cyanide, and some will smack you with a nail. Don't go near that one.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

YouTube Channel = Ze Frank True Facts About Everything. Science. And Science. .... with humor .... and puns .... and dad jokes

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I is Entomologist now?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Wait, really?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think it's focusing on only mandibles as weapons

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

The problem is that they clearly think the outgrown mandibles are equivalent to that.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

As someone who knows nothing about entomology, it reminded me of this one beetle with a comically large pointy bit. I think it's called a hercules beetle.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

First thing that came to mind is the bombardier beetle, which shoot chemicals from their butts.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

why has no one remade battle bugs

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Big Bad Beetle Borg.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I thought this was [email protected].