That seems a lot more social than butterflies that swarm like most schooling insects to inhibit predation, facilitate breeding, and share acclimated housing. If it's the butterfly-to-flower relationship at focus, then social as a bee who share their social "contacts" with others by dancing their butt's out seems more apt.
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Cris_Color@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 202d
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rustyredox@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 202d
Given most bats live in colonies, I would think they'd be more associated with being social:
https://www.wildlifeonline.me.uk/animals/article/bats-behaviour-social-structure
Some species even share food with each other like bees when returning to roost, so that stragglers with less luck in foraging don't starve.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/blood-ties-vampire-bats-build-trust-to-become-food-sharing-pals/
That seems a lot more social than butterflies that swarm like most schooling insects to inhibit predation, facilitate breeding, and share acclimated housing. If it's the butterfly-to-flower relationship at focus, then social as a bee who share their social "contacts" with others by dancing their butt's out seems more apt.
ickplant@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 202d
No, in reality you are totally right, bats are very social.