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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The German name Ameisenbär translates to ants bear. Because it's in league with the ants!

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 10 points 10 months ago (3 children)

And because every animal in German is described in relation to bears.

Raccoon? Wash bear

Ant eater? Ant bear

Slug? Homeless bear

Turtle? Shield bear

[–] ftbd@feddit.org 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Close, slugs are 'naked snails' and turtles are 'shield toads'.

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

Nope, it's bears all the way down.

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 0 points 10 months ago
[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Grizzly? You guessed right, brown bear!

[–] Kratzkopf@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 10 months ago

Tardigrade? Bear animal

[–] turtlepower@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Everything is a bear to Germans.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Guess what my first name means!

[–] turtlepower@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago
[–] Soup@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fun fact I learned just now is that termites and ants first come together at “insecta” but are otherwise entirely different. Also I was checking because I knew that ants are basically wasps and wanted to see about termites, so that’s also a cool fact.

[–] lengau@midwest.social 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah, and termites are basically cockroaches.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Termiteater

Not Termineater

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago
[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Termiteeater

Dont hide the second e

[–] sxan@midwest.social 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't look like many people got the Foamy reference.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I used to like Foamy

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Aye, those dark days past. Would ye believe the price o' taters in the marketplace? Naught but crawly ants filled our bellies, that's all we 'ad!

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Termite Terminator.