Really? They don’t fly in the northern States or western States I’ve lived in in the US nor the European country I’m in or have visited. Also don’t like light and more active at night. They’re a problem where I am now and they are slow and dumb comparatively. They often off themselves by falling on their own backs. You’ll find them on the street dead trying to climb steps and stuff. They are not the flying monstrosities we had in Mexico by any measure. (Oh fudge. I just looked up and they are elsewhere in the country they just haven’t spread to our island but this seems like a recent development. I hope they don’t ever come here.)
They only fly in Mexico (and southern Texas) though. Science literally doesn’t know why. Oh and for some reason it’s only the ones big enough to confuse for squirrels.
nialv7@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Wiktionary tells me it meant “butterfly caterpillars”.
Huh??
unconsequential@slrpnk.net 7 months ago
Idk but those suckers can fly in Mexico. They’re awful.
x4740N@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Dude, they fly in most places including Australia
Just he glad you guys don’t have the spiders that would eat them for lunch
unconsequential@slrpnk.net 7 months ago
Really? They don’t fly in the northern States or western States I’ve lived in in the US nor the European country I’m in or have visited. Also don’t like light and more active at night. They’re a problem where I am now and they are slow and dumb comparatively. They often off themselves by falling on their own backs. You’ll find them on the street dead trying to climb steps and stuff. They are not the flying monstrosities we had in Mexico by any measure. (Oh fudge. I just looked up and they are elsewhere in the country they just haven’t spread to our island but this seems like a recent development. I hope they don’t ever come here.)
chloroken@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
All cockroaches have four wings and are capable of flight.
_stranger_@lemmy.world 7 months ago
They only fly in Mexico (and southern Texas) though. Science literally doesn’t know why. Oh and for some reason it’s only the ones big enough to confuse for squirrels.
ProfAel@feddit.org 7 months ago
Sounds less weird the the word butterfly
nialv7@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Well they thought butterflies ate butter, so they called them “flies that eat butter”, hence butterfly. (that’s one of the theories at least)
ProfAel@feddit.org 7 months ago
Who thought butterflies eat butter? And why would they believe that?