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minus-squaresaltnotsugar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50·9 days agoSlug diplomat makes agreement with ant diplomat. Ants carry away salt. Slugs share jam. OP unwittingly made bug super alliance.
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 days agoArachnids can definitely be bugs in my book, but I had never considered mollusks before!
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 days agoAn informal term for minibeasts of all types.
minus-squarepdxfed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days ago“minifauna” is going on my list.
minus-squareKnuschberkeks@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·edit-29 days agobut what’s in it for the Ants? They do all the work and have to share their bounty.
minus-squaresaltnotsugar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·9 days agoIt’s classic slug politics where they throw their weight around on the international stage.
minus-squaressɐqɯnᗡ@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoThey now have enough salt to wage war on the slugs, the slugs win will be temporary until the ants weaponize the salt.
minus-squareInitiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·9 days agoThis is classic short-sighted ant-centrism. With no slugs in the region, the local supply of salt and jam will collapse. While the slugs do benefit more from the deal, ants should not use that as an excuse to make demands of their allies.
Slug diplomat makes agreement with ant diplomat.
Ants carry away salt.
Slugs share jam.
OP unwittingly made bug super alliance.
Something something scorpion.
Arachnids can definitely be bugs in my book, but I had never considered mollusks before!
An informal term for minibeasts of all types.
“minifauna” is going on my list.
but what’s in it for the Ants? They do all the work and have to share their bounty.
It’s classic slug politics where they throw their weight around on the international stage.
They now have enough salt to wage war on the slugs, the slugs win will be temporary until the ants weaponize the salt.
This is classic short-sighted ant-centrism. With no slugs in the region, the local supply of salt and jam will collapse. While the slugs do benefit more from the deal, ants should not use that as an excuse to make demands of their allies.