@Natasha_Jay
Honey Badgers are just a type of Weasel who's favourite meal is a Honey
the years I've wasted trying to get them to collect pollen and build hives
you don't call Humans 'Burger & Chips Naked Mole Rats'
sloppy work
No kings.
No gods.
Only snake.
Tick.
They neither make that noise, nor do they relate to an approval β
@Natasha_Jay fish - not a fish
Around here we have the tale of the lawyer who convinced a judge that mullet are not fish, instead they are birds because birds have gizzards and so do mullet. But fish on the other hand do not have gizzards.
Could have linked an article but why not a poem someone write about the tale.
@wesdym it's in Hebrew. you are welcome to translate. see section 2
@Natasha_Jay Did someone say #mantisshrimp
From #PuertaGalera, #philippines
@Natasha_Jay why not credit the artist?
Source: https://rosemarymosco.com/comics/bird-and-moon/misleading-names
@Natasha_Jay
Hedge sparrow - neither a hedge or hedge fund manager or a sparrow for all that.
Honey buzzard - not a buzzard
Peacock Mantis Shrimp takes the cake. 0 out of 3 π
You hit the bullseye with that last sentence.
@Natasha_Jay Rosemary Mosco is such a great artist! I love this one, thanks for reminding me of it. Hereβs the original with much less JPEG artifacting (but no alt text): https://rosemarymosco.com/comics/bird-and-moon/misleading-names
(She has a fedi account but it hasnβt been active for several months and doesnβt have all her recent works.)