HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 months ago"Guess the animal I'm thinking of! Clue: it's a type of bat"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down121
arrow-up163arrow-down1image"Guess the animal I'm thinking of! Clue: it's a type of bat"lemmy.worldHonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squarem-p{3}@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up55·6 months agoOP: Mind adding a spoiler with the answer, for those clueless like me?
minus-squareWraithGear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43arrow-down1·edit-26 months agoIf i was to guess, there a probably a ton of Bat species we do not know about, that are separated by such minute differences that to play the guessing game would be harrowing. Or the scientific names are really large
minus-squareHobbes_Dent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up57·6 months agoHoly shit The second largest order of mammals after rodents, bats comprise about 20% of all classified mammal species worldwide, with over 1,400 species Also So I guess the real question is what’s your favourite species of rodent (of the 2,276)?
minus-squarefossilesque@mander.xyzMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 months agoThis is why I visit this site.
minus-squareNeatNit@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months ago what’s your favourite species of rodent? Jerry. Easy.
minus-squareYardy Sardley@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 months agoNot OP but I read somewhere that 20% of mammal species are bats. So you’re probably right.
minus-squareiiGxC@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·6 months agoClearly referencing the fact that bats are bugs, and so it’s a trick question since we’re supposed to be thinking of animals source: https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1989/11/03
minus-squareiiGxC@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·6 months agoFuck, nevermind then idk
minus-squareNeatNit@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-26 months agoI know this is true by most definitions but to me it never felt true. Insects are distinct from animals in my head.
OP: Mind adding a spoiler with the answer, for those clueless like me?
If i was to guess, there a probably a ton of Bat species we do not know about, that are separated by such minute differences that to play the guessing game would be harrowing.
Or the scientific names are really large
Holy shit
Also![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/5fb08deb-4ce0-444f-878a-018689201715.png)
So I guess the real question is what’s your favourite species of rodent (of the 2,276)?
This is why I visit this site.
Jerry. Easy.
Not OP but I read somewhere that 20% of mammal species are bats. So you’re probably right.
Clearly referencing the fact that bats are bugs, and so it’s a trick question since we’re supposed to be thinking of animals
source: https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1989/11/03
fun fact, insects are animals
Fuck, nevermind then idk
I know this is true by most definitions but to me it never felt true. Insects are distinct from animals in my head.
Clearly