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from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz on 07 Feb 17:09
https://mander.xyz/post/24646060

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bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de on 07 Feb 17:15 next collapse

The German name Ameisenbär translates to ants bear. Because it’s in league with the ants!

turtlepower@lemm.ee on 07 Feb 17:35 next collapse

Everything is a bear to Germans.

bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de on 07 Feb 17:44 collapse

Guess what my first name means!

turtlepower@lemm.ee on 07 Feb 18:43 collapse

Turtle?

I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org on 07 Feb 18:06 collapse

And because every animal in German is described in relation to bears.

Raccoon? Wash bear

Ant eater? Ant bear

Slug? Homeless bear

Turtle? Shield bear

bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de on 07 Feb 18:16 next collapse

Grizzly? You guessed right, brown bear!

ftbd@feddit.org on 08 Feb 07:41 next collapse

Close, slugs are ‘naked snails’ and turtles are ‘shield toads’.

I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org on 09 Feb 01:12 next collapse

Nope, it’s bears all the way down.

Hupf@feddit.org on 09 Feb 11:57 collapse

whoosh?

Kratzkopf@discuss.tchncs.de on 08 Feb 12:51 collapse

Tardigrade? Bear animal

[deleted] on 07 Feb 17:35 next collapse

.

wewbull@feddit.uk on 07 Feb 18:05 next collapse

Termiteater

Not Termineater

Comment105@lemm.ee on 07 Feb 19:46 next collapse

Termititer

RandomVideos@programming.dev on 08 Feb 05:28 collapse

Termiteeater

Dont hide the second e

someguy3@lemmy.world on 07 Feb 18:38 next collapse

Termite Terminator.

sxan@midwest.social on 07 Feb 18:55 next collapse

Doesn’t look like many people got the Foamy reference.

AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world on 07 Feb 19:26 collapse

I used to like Foamy

Soup@lemmy.world on 08 Feb 06:35 next collapse

Fun fact I learned just now is that termites and ants first come together at “insecta” but are otherwise entirely different. Also I was checking because I knew that ants are basically wasps and wanted to see about termites, so that’s also a cool fact.

lengau@midwest.social on 09 Feb 18:47 collapse

Yeah, and termites are basically cockroaches.

Lemminary@lemmy.world on 08 Feb 06:53 collapse

Aye, those dark days past. Would ye believe the price o’ taters in the marketplace? Naught but crawly ants filled our bellies, that’s all we 'ad!