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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 71 points 1 week ago (1 children)

*knife splits entire scene*

"...and it IS cake!!"

[–] mybuttnolie@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] marcos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure none of those cakes are.

[–] mybuttnolie@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago
[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 40 points 1 week ago

“You’re not supposed to be here!”

“You neither”

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The flower is actually fungi.

The cameraman was actually two goats in a trench coat.

The meme watcher wants to dress in rainbow thigh high socks but actually they might not know it yet.

[–] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When a spider that's white eats a big flower fly, that's amore.

[–] ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago

When you've had too much wine, that's ammoorree.

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Crab spider and hover fly for those curious

[–] dkppunk@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hover flies are pretty cool to watch. I get them a lot on the flowers of my luffa.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Luffa deeznuts!
I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me, I apologise, it will happen again.

[–] FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Why is the fly masquerading as a wasp? I’m curious.

[–] Gustephan@lemmy.world 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

(Sorry if this was a joke that went over my head and not an earnest question)

Afaik its a strategy to scare off predators. The general idea goes like... predators dont want to get stung --> predators less likely to eat wasps --> fly pretends to be wasp --> predator less likely to eat fly for fear of being stung. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimicry here is a Wikipedia page if you feel like reading a much better longer description written by people who know a whole shitload more about biology than I do.

[–] FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Oh that makes sense. Thanks.

[–] cypherix93@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He doesn't feel safe in his own skin

Plot twist, they're actually terrifying predators and he's wearing a wasp's skin

[–] BotsRuinedEverything@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Spider giving Borderlands vibes

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] umfk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Borderlands is actually not cel shaded. It uses outlines and comic-like textures but regular shading.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cel_shading

I see what you mean. It just feels pedantic saying it.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They're dudes playing the dude, disguised as another dude!

[–] cypherix93@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

that's amoreeee