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Environmental Baddies 11w
the vocab used in species identification is sometimes so silly and inconspicuous… wdym “comb-like fringe”
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Anonymous 11w

deadass wdym the tree has “pubescent leaves”

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Anonymous 11w

me telling the barber what i want

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Anonymous 11w

One of my favorites is the way katydid’s ovipositors are referred to in order to differentiate them from crickets and grasshoppers. Texts compare their ovipositors and describe them as lances, sickles, swords, spears, etc.

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