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[-] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 71 points 1 year ago

Plural of deer is deer btw, just like moose

[-] He11oWor1d@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago
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[-] modifier@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago
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[-] SeaPancake@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago

A FLOCK OF MOOSEN

[-] sam2099@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Unless you're talking about multiple species of deer.

[-] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

True, same with fish and fishes. English is fun

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[-] sexy_peach@feddit.de 58 points 1 year ago

Why is it bad when ants do it?

[-] TofuWater@lemmy.world 156 points 1 year ago

Ants follow eachother in a line so they don't get lost on their way back to the nest. When they've lost track of the scent for any number of different reasons back to the nest they will follow the ant in front of them for guidance eventually turning into a "death spiral" seen in the picture. The ants are lost and will never find their way home and will march to their deaths.

[-] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 110 points 1 year ago

This death spiral/"ant mill" is actually quite short, though still deadly - in the worst case scenarios, a death spiral can be literally kilometers long, some ants might not even make a single revolution around it, which is kinda terrifying to think about.

[-] Monkeyhog@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago

I'm not an ant, so it's not really scary at all to me.

[-] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You don't follow the pheromones of fellow humans when you lose track of home?

[-] Triple_B@lemmy.zip 33 points 1 year ago

I did once, but I got arrested.

[-] mjhelto@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

And banned from Sea World?

[-] misterdoctor@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Makes you wonder why they’d shout hurrah in that situation.

[-] Triple_B@lemmy.zip 38 points 1 year ago

They run in that circle until they die because they're all following the one in front of them.

[-] JoShmoe@ani.social 9 points 1 year ago

Can’t you redirect their focus by dropping something nutritious nearby?

[-] paddirn@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

You probably could and that might redirect their focus for a bit, but I would think if they've lost the scent/trail back to their hill (which is the original cause for the death spiral in the first place), they're permanently fubar'd, since they'll never find their way back unless by accident. It might just delay the inevitable.

[-] Mirodir@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago

I would assume you could redirect them to where the scent trail is present/stronger again, i.e. very close to their hill.

[-] registrert@lemmy.sambands.net 25 points 1 year ago

They're just following the trail of pheromones ahead of them. It goes around in circles so they'll just walk and walk until they die of exhaustion.

Never heard about it so had to read up on it, it's as obscure as a rat king to me.

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

rat kings are mostly fake though

[-] idegenszavak@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

Current sience says it's very rare, but can happen naturally. There are multiple confirmed modern sightings.

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[-] systemglitch@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Circle of death! Rip circle ants.

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[-] DanyBGoode@mujico.org 5 points 1 year ago

Would like to know as well.

[-] ehrenschwan@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

I believe they usually follow the trail of the ants walking infront of them so when they're walking in a circle they'll technically walk in a circle indefinitely.

[-] scytale@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago

I know about the ants, but what does it mean for deer?

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago
[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

You've heard of a cuddle puddle well this is a trample yo motherfucking ass circle. It doesn't rhyme but it's super effective.

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[-] mbp@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 1 year ago

I love when the deers play with the mooses and geeses

[-] Mago@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Reindeer* domesticated btw.

[-] bruh420@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sounds not too different from capitalism and humans in 2023 in general lol

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[-] TeraFloppy 5 points 1 year ago

Is this the Kabba?

[-] DumbAceDragon@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago
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