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Optional@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 days ago

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    I’ll be honest I personally assumed ducks only ate fish.

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      Wrong shaped beak for that, shovel instead of spear

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        Shovels work fine for itty-bitty fishies, since there’s a lid to keep them from splashing out. Also water bugs as well as of course plants.

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          They work, but aren’t they primarily for plants and bugs?

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            I’m not an expert duckist, so:

            https://www.ducks.ca/stories/biodiversity/what-do-wild-ducks-eat/

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        Pelican.

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          How is this not a spear?

          Even the shoebill stork has a pointy end

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            Less the long and narrow and more how it’s used.

            A fishing net is also long and narrow, but we usually wouldn’t call it a spear because that’s not how you use it. If you spear something with your net you’ve made a mistake.

            Personally, I’d say a duck beak is “spoonish”, and the fish hunters are “grabby”. Some are tweezery, and some are tongy.

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            Spears are sharp.

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      “Duckweed” is named such because ducks like to eat it. I believe aquatic plants like that are a pretty big part of their diet.

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