New Zealand Geo: Batfly

https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/batfly/

This is a really good read about one of my favourite weird animal facts!

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Dave@lemmy.nz · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Reminds me of that old joke. ::: spoiler What do you call a fly without wings? Mystacinobia zelandica :::

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Typically, these archaic New Zealanders behave in ways the rest-of the-world team thinks truly weird.

Shots fired!

But seriously, this was a neat read. A species of fly that can't fly, similar to bat flies in other countries except our one doesn't eat the bat, it eats their poo instead!

liv@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 2y

Yeah it was cool eh, I loved all the stuff about the tree and how there are always pregnant bat riders to make sure the species continues.