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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

My ADHD brain counting all the legs on these mfers for the past five minutes...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago

Plot Twist All actual ant species are derived from antcestor that was simply mimicking another species, and so thus all ants are total frauds.

Good thing I don't come from an evolutionary branch like that!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

I could be an ant.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

No, I'm not ant.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Imagine trying to hide an entire pair of legs when you're hanging out with ants

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

"ohoho no! these aren't legs, they're pedipalps! mmm, pedipalps to help me eat!"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

What big pedipalps you have, great aunt!

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago

It's lucky for them ants can't count. "...seven, eight legs?? Wait a minute!"

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