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nature is fucking lit

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Birds are using anti-bird spikes to fortify nests in ‘perfect comeback’ (www.washingtonpost.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The metal spikes are believed to give “structural support” to the nests, in some instances creating dome-like roofs

Stop teaching crows to use tools! Once they start doing agriculture we're fucked.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the crows will go from agriculture to fertilizer to TNT and then we are so done

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I say we nuke the crows first.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I mean, as long as the crows aren’t trying to teach crabs to read, I think we’ll be ok.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I am digging the bird strongholds though. Humans stopped making castles and I'm glad some other species stepped up.