Swallowtail Moth
Submitted 1 month ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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kronarbob@lemmy.world 1 month ago
NichtElias@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I like how this implies that butterfly isn’t made up of “butter” and “fly”, but of “butt” and “erfly”
prettybunnys@piefed.social 1 month ago
which also implies the opposite genetic cross would be a buttmoth
latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
I wanted to say “motherfly,” then realisation struck.
esc27@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Moths tend to rest wings appart, butterflies with wings folded together.
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
pick third option “essential pollinators”
Una@europe.pub 1 month ago
Aren’t moths butterflies on a night shift
Diddlydee@feddit.uk 1 month ago
How dare you. Moths are much older, maybe 100 million years. There are 180000 species of moths vs about 16000 of butterflies. Moths are also incredibly efficient at pollinating, perhaps moreso than bees even. In short, moths rule.
gobble_ghoul@hexbear.net 1 month ago
Nope, butterflies are moths on day shift from an evolutionary perspective.