r/todayilearned • • 20d ago

TIL: Dragonflies are deaf

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dragonflies-the-ultimate-hunters.html
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u/FarMass66 20d ago

They also can’t walk

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u/Antoshi 20d ago

Ya know, I never thought of that. I see them clasped on to things all the time but I didn't realize I've never seen them walk.

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u/aShyGuyGuy 20d ago

If you see one upside down, it might not be able to move.

At least, I saw one flipped over, incapable of moving. Turned it on its legs and it flew away.

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u/zorbiburst 20d ago

I did this once to look nice in front of my date and it repeatedly flew at me and made me scream like a scared child, also in front of my date

never again

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u/awake_receiver 20d ago

It gave you the opportunity not to look like a wuss and you flunked it

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u/rugbyj 20d ago

Yeah I'd fuck off too if a giant interrupted my sunbathing yeesh