Ok fedi, hit me with your best pigeons
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@RoseyPosey Did I do this right?
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I don't know what you expected to happen, but if it wasn't this ... IDK.
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@futurebird @RoseyPosey Why are there teeth?
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@futurebird @RoseyPosey Why are there teeth?
There *are* teeth on mandibles. Her mouth and tongue wouldn't be visible from this angle, being behind the mandibles.
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There *are* teeth on mandibles. Her mouth and tongue wouldn't be visible from this angle, being behind the mandibles.
@futurebird @RoseyPosey Ah, I didn't realize the "beak" was supposed to be modified mandibles. I figured it was part of the strange ant/bird/monster hybrid thingy just having another bird part.
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@RoseyPosey I did this with my finger on my phone, so I hope it gets the point across
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@futurebird @RoseyPosey Ah, I didn't realize the "beak" was supposed to be modified mandibles. I figured it was part of the strange ant/bird/monster hybrid thingy just having another bird part.
She must be one of those "living fossils" but I'm excited that an ant from the Haidomyrmex genus with veritical mandibles has survived to this day.
I suppose I could give her wings and make her a young queen. Hmmm.
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She must be one of those "living fossils" but I'm excited that an ant from the Haidomyrmex genus with veritical mandibles has survived to this day.
I suppose I could give her wings and make her a young queen. Hmmm.
@futurebird @RoseyPosey I'm just over here focusing on the fact that you made very very sure to give the pigeonant a very prominent stinger.
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@futurebird @RoseyPosey I'm just over here focusing on the fact that you made very very sure to give the pigeonant a very prominent stinger.
Well, Haidomyrmex could sting. It's totally innocent and *not* related to day dreaming about pigeon sized hell ants invading the white house or ANYTHING like that. It's just more accurate.
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Well, Haidomyrmex could sting. It's totally innocent and *not* related to day dreaming about pigeon sized hell ants invading the white house or ANYTHING like that. It's just more accurate.
(totally should add those wings. Now she has more options for finding a place to found her nest. )
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I was going to ask whether ants have irises.
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I was going to ask whether ants have irises.
I fixed that:
myrmepropagandist (@futurebird@sauropods.win)
Attached: 1 image @nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social @RoseyPosey@lgbtqia.space (totally should add those wings. Now she has more options for finding a place to found her nest. )
Sauropods.win (sauropods.win)
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I fixed that:
myrmepropagandist (@futurebird@sauropods.win)
Attached: 1 image @nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social @RoseyPosey@lgbtqia.space (totally should add those wings. Now she has more options for finding a place to found her nest. )
Sauropods.win (sauropods.win)
@futurebird @mycotropic @RoseyPosey
Some of them might have pseudopupils, though.
When you look at many insects with compound eyes, it looks like they have pupils that follow you. This is just because each ommatidium (one unit of the compound eye) points in a slightly different direction, and each has photoreceptors at the bottom that are dark to absorb light. So the ones pointed at you look dark because you're seeing down them.
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@futurebird @mycotropic @RoseyPosey
Some of them might have pseudopupils, though.
When you look at many insects with compound eyes, it looks like they have pupils that follow you. This is just because each ommatidium (one unit of the compound eye) points in a slightly different direction, and each has photoreceptors at the bottom that are dark to absorb light. So the ones pointed at you look dark because you're seeing down them.
@stevegis_ssg @futurebird @RoseyPosey
Okay this was an interesting rabbit hole! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ommatidium
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@RoseyPosey This is literally me reading the news every day.
