SillySpy

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[–] SillySpy@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

I had the exact same experience. My poor level 4s didn’t stand a chance

[–] SillySpy@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

From the article, other birds then are also attracted to ant eating birds, as they know there will be a food source is there. Really interesting how much of an effect the ant eating birds have on the rest of the bird species

 

Driver ants regularly sweep across Africa’s tropical forest floors in voracious swarms hundreds of thousands of ants strong. Some birds are known to find and follow ant swarms, and scientists have only just begun to study these interactions.

[–] SillySpy@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is really exciting tech. The potential for this is huge, especially when this data is compared with other population estimates, which should get it more accurate. All while being non-invasive to the species.

[–] SillySpy@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah. Nature can be brutal. And I think some of us are conditioned to save creatures because of all the unnatural ways humans mess with animals. But you made the right call there, and managed to get a great observation

[–] SillySpy@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nice recommendation! I’ll definitely check it out

[–] SillySpy@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Absolutely. I guess that’s why many of us are here.

 

Recent research on a changing battle between parasite and host bird species. Fascinating how animals continue to adapt to the pressures on their population.

[–] SillySpy@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Really interesting article! Most importantly to me, it has spurred some really good conversations.

Personally, I don’t think early web is the answer. Modern web usage has allowed for better accessibility to all ages and types. Content aggregation allows for (but doesn’t guarantee) more views and opinions. There are certainly elements we can get back from the early days, but I think we still need work to find a perfect web