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beetle battles (mander.xyz)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't think it's focusing on only mandibles as weapons

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

The problem is that they clearly think the outgrown mandibles are equivalent to that.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

As someone who knows nothing about entomology, it reminded me of this one beetle with a comically large pointy bit. I think it's called a hercules beetle.