10mo ago

TIL the penduline tit (shut up) makes a nest with a fake entrance to trick predators

hasanjasim.online This Cunning Bird Creates a Fake Entrance to Its Nest to Trick Predators - Hasan Jasim

Have you ever heard of a bird that could outsmart a predator with a simple architectural trick? The penduline tit, a small, unassuming avian, has mastered the art of deception. Its nests, intricately woven and pear-shaped, are more than just homes—they’re fortresses of cunning. A Nest with a Twist T...

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Got any more interesting facts about tits, cocks, boobies, peckers or shags?
- See, this is why I said shut up...
  
  Just trying to keep abreast of the latest ornithological news
- Groups of boobies are called flocks.

10/10 on the title, no notes.

I need to do this to my office. I wonder if that wall over there is load bearing. Hmmmm.
- The trick is to dig a bunker and have your office there with the fake one upstairs always empty.
  
  No one will suspect a spiral staircase under the manhole cover!
- It can't be load bearing if it's gone!