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[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] janNatan@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago

According to Wikipedia: "One of the reasons why adults emerge in winter seems to be the absence of predators." Another reason seems to be reproduction, which is probably why the adult form does not eat. They mate "indiscriminately," apparently. Sounds like a good time.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chionea

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I saw one once! I can't attach a picture on Lemmy comments?

[–] spicytuna62@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You can! You set it up like this:

[](link to your image)

If you put any text inside the brackets, it makes it a hyperlink instead of an image.

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Damn that fly got the steez

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago