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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 18 points 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Nope, it's bears all the way down.

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 0 points 1 year ago
[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Grizzly? You guessed right, brown bear!

[–] Kratzkopf@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

Tardigrade? Bear animal

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

Everything is a bear to Germans.

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

Guess what my first name means!

[–] turtlepower@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago
[–] Soup@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

Yeah, and termites are basically cockroaches.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Termiteater

Not Termineater

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

Termiteeater

Dont hide the second e

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

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

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I used to like Foamy

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 1 year ago

Termite Terminator.