Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 months agoWhich is which?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square168fedilinkarrow-up1797arrow-down18
arrow-up1789arrow-down1imageWhich is which?sh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square168fedilink
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up13·5 months agoBees carry pollen to the flower Birds devote time to their eggs
minus-squarexx3rawr@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-25 months agoBoth can be pollinators. Both can tend to their eggs/young. As a non-native speaker, the phrase never made sense to me.
minus-squarezarathustrad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoIt’s an old traditionalist saying to reinforce their norms, based on a limited understanding of both biology and society.
Bees carry pollen to the flower
Birds devote time to their eggs
Both can be pollinators. Both can tend to their eggs/young. As a non-native speaker, the phrase never made sense to me.
It’s an old traditionalist saying to reinforce their norms, based on a limited understanding of both biology and society.