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minus-squarechloroken@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·19 hours agoNo, 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?
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·18 hours agoI don’t think it’s focusing on only mandibles as weapons
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvernlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 hours agoThe problem is that they clearly think the outgrown mandibles are equivalent to that.
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?
I don’t think it’s focusing on only mandibles as weapons
The problem is that they clearly think the outgrown mandibles are equivalent to that.