▲ 680 ▼ Where is love for non honey bees? (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by ericbomb@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml 88 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 years ago (12 children) What about the non bee insects? permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (7 children) Not many realize this, but sticking with the non-bee pollination theme you have things like beetles, butterflies, moths, some species of flies, ants, wasps... the list goes on. Non-inscect options include some speciea of bats and birds. That's not even getting into the tons of other useful things insects do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (4 children) 1/4th of all known organisms are a beatle permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] db2@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 years ago Statistically speaking one of them must be a beatle 🧐 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drusas@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I always said that if I wasn't a human, I would be a rhinoceros beetle (kabutomushi). Apparently I may have been right! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago That is a very strange thing to say but I vibe with it permalink fedilink source parent [–] Treatyoself@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* I once heard someone smarter than me say that if all insects were to vanish the earth’s ecosystems would fully collapse in 10 years. Considering what insects do for our planet, I believe it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 years ago Also insects are dying but so are other species permalink fedilink source parent [–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) Fuck em permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) You do know that this world is basically populated primarily by insects right? They're arguably the most important type of animal on earth permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago It's a joke. Lighten up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drusas@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago You're technically correct, but you missed the joke, which was kind of funny. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (7 children) Not many realize this, but sticking with the non-bee pollination theme you have things like beetles, butterflies, moths, some species of flies, ants, wasps... the list goes on. Non-inscect options include some speciea of bats and birds. That's not even getting into the tons of other useful things insects do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (4 children) 1/4th of all known organisms are a beatle permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] db2@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 years ago Statistically speaking one of them must be a beatle 🧐 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drusas@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I always said that if I wasn't a human, I would be a rhinoceros beetle (kabutomushi). Apparently I may have been right! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago That is a very strange thing to say but I vibe with it permalink fedilink source parent [–] Treatyoself@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* I once heard someone smarter than me say that if all insects were to vanish the earth’s ecosystems would fully collapse in 10 years. Considering what insects do for our planet, I believe it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 years ago Also insects are dying but so are other species permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (4 children) 1/4th of all known organisms are a beatle permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] db2@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 years ago Statistically speaking one of them must be a beatle 🧐 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drusas@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I always said that if I wasn't a human, I would be a rhinoceros beetle (kabutomushi). Apparently I may have been right! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago That is a very strange thing to say but I vibe with it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] db2@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 years ago Statistically speaking one of them must be a beatle 🧐 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 years ago Statistically speaking one of them must be a beatle 🧐 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Drusas@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I always said that if I wasn't a human, I would be a rhinoceros beetle (kabutomushi). Apparently I may have been right! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago That is a very strange thing to say but I vibe with it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago That is a very strange thing to say but I vibe with it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Treatyoself@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* I once heard someone smarter than me say that if all insects were to vanish the earth’s ecosystems would fully collapse in 10 years. Considering what insects do for our planet, I believe it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 years ago Also insects are dying but so are other species permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) Fuck em permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) You do know that this world is basically populated primarily by insects right? They're arguably the most important type of animal on earth permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago It's a joke. Lighten up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drusas@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago You're technically correct, but you missed the joke, which was kind of funny. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) You do know that this world is basically populated primarily by insects right? They're arguably the most important type of animal on earth permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago It's a joke. Lighten up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drusas@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago You're technically correct, but you missed the joke, which was kind of funny. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago It's a joke. Lighten up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Drusas@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago You're technically correct, but you missed the joke, which was kind of funny. permalink fedilink source parent
