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FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Gustephan@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  (Sorry if this was a joke that went over my head and not an earnest question)

  Afaik its a strategy to scare off predators. The general idea goes like… predators dont want to get stung --> predators less likely to eat wasps --> fly pretends to be wasp --> predator less likely to eat fly for fear of being stung. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimicry here is a Wikipedia page if you feel like reading a much better longer description written by people who know a whole shitload more about biology than I do.

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  • FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Oh that makes sense. Thanks/

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• cypherix93@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  He doesn’t feel safe in his own skin

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  • spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Plot twist, they’re actually terrifying predators and he’s wearing a wasp’s skin

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