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minus-squareGeneral_Effort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 days agoI don’t know much about mimicry, but I’m pretty sure the point of praying barbie’s outfit is, that butterflies and bees also love her.
minus-squarejubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoAt least they do initially.
minus-squareGeneral_Effort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoC’mon. Look at her. Who wouldn’t want to be sucked dry by her? Actually… Do they do that? Or is that just spiders? Anyway, I’m sure that their lovemaking involves giving head.
minus-squareArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoIirc they use their spiny legs to hold and rip and they don’t just suck them dry, but I’m not sure how much chitin is usually consumed vs wasted and I’m far from an expert, I just think they’re neat!
minus-squareZerush@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoThey don’t suck their prey, they hold it and begin to eat it like a carrot
I don’t know much about mimicry, but I’m pretty sure the point of praying barbie’s outfit is, that butterflies and bees also love her.
“Praying Barbie” 😭 ROFL
At least they do initially.
C’mon. Look at her. Who wouldn’t want to be sucked dry by her?
Actually… Do they do that? Or is that just spiders?
Anyway, I’m sure that their lovemaking involves giving head.
Iirc they use their spiny legs to hold and rip and they don’t just suck them dry, but I’m not sure how much chitin is usually consumed vs wasted and I’m far from an expert, I just think they’re neat!
They don’t suck their prey, they hold it and begin to eat it like a carrot