Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 6 months agoWhich is which?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square175fedilinkarrow-up1806arrow-down18
arrow-up1798arrow-down1imageWhich is which?sh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square175fedilink
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up13·6 months agoBees carry pollen to the flower Birds devote time to their eggs
minus-squarexx3rawr@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-26 months agoBoth can be pollinators. Both can tend to their eggs/young. As a non-native speaker, the phrase never made sense to me.
minus-squarezarathustrad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoIt’s an old traditionalist saying to reinforce their norms, based on a limited understanding of both biology and society.
Bees carry pollen to the flower
Birds devote time to their eggs
Both can be pollinators. Both can tend to their eggs/young. As a non-native speaker, the phrase never made sense to me.
It’s an old traditionalist saying to reinforce their norms, based on a limited understanding of both biology and society.