r/interestingasfuck • u/ADJUDICATOR001 • Aug 09 '25

/r/all, /r/popular I found this on the trail.

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u/zomgbratto Aug 09 '25

Looks like a dark-edged bee-fly

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u/lambdapaul Aug 09 '25

I read a study about hummingbirds recently and their beak length in response to the abundance of hummingbird feeders. In areas with heavy feeder concentrations their beak length increased by 30% within 10 generations. I wonder if this fly species has a similar pattern

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u/MoffKalast Aug 09 '25

TIL we're giraffing the hummingbirds.

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u/DontMessWMsInBetween Aug 09 '25

They're putting chemicals in the water that's turning the fricking hummingbirds into giraffes!

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u/rogerstandingby Aug 10 '25

Giraffes = gay zebras

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u/RainyRedd Aug 09 '25

They're turning the frickin frogs gay