• Neato
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    521 month ago

    Himbees

  • booty [he/him]
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    411 month ago

    tbf it probably works on most humans, they’re probably pretty intimidated

  • Jolteon
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    381 month ago

    I do find it weird that in a species where some of them have stingers, the ones in charge of defense are not in that group.

    • @bam13302
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      561 month ago

      I think its more the first line of defense, they are not there to kill, they are there to basically state I don’t want you here without provoking a lethal response from whoever is encroaching on them. It causes a lot less death of their males since they are known that they are not a threat, reducing the overall attrition of them over time and making life easier on the hive. The females with the stingers come out if something is a real threat, ie something messes with the hive or queen.

      Honestly, kinda reminds me of British (and other non-militarized) police. Don’t send guns to every problem as most can be solved without it and some are made worse by their presence.

  • @iAvicenna@lemmy.world
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    101 month ago

    I mean if I did not know it was stingless I would still be scared shitless if a handful of them headbutted me. I might even psychologically convince myself that I was feeling stinging pain.

  • @finkrat@lemmy.world
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    Hah, I have one that likes to just float in front of my shed for some bizarre reason, I always try to avoid it for concern that it could sting but knowing this I may just ignore it now lol, ty