▲ 798 ▼ Which is which? (sh.itjust.works) submitted 2 years ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 174 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 31 points 2 years ago (3 children) I seriously don't know what the hell the "Birds and the bees" even refers to beyond an olde movie cliche. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Bees carry pollen to the flower Birds devote time to their eggs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Both can be pollinators. Both can tend to their eggs/young. As a non-native speaker, the phrase never made sense to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zarathustrad@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It's an old traditionalist saying to reinforce their norms, based on a limited understanding of both biology and society. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SugarSnack@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) One has a stinger and one incubates eggs I guess? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wizzor@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 years ago Bees... Do both? permalink fedilink source parent [–] gallopingsnail@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago Sex. It refers to sex. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Bees carry pollen to the flower Birds devote time to their eggs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Both can be pollinators. Both can tend to their eggs/young. As a non-native speaker, the phrase never made sense to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zarathustrad@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It's an old traditionalist saying to reinforce their norms, based on a limited understanding of both biology and society. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Both can be pollinators. Both can tend to their eggs/young. As a non-native speaker, the phrase never made sense to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zarathustrad@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It's an old traditionalist saying to reinforce their norms, based on a limited understanding of both biology and society. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zarathustrad@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It's an old traditionalist saying to reinforce their norms, based on a limited understanding of both biology and society. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SugarSnack@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) One has a stinger and one incubates eggs I guess? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wizzor@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 years ago Bees... Do both? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gallopingsnail@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago Sex. It refers to sex. permalink fedilink source parent
