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[–] 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

Why would bat flies have no wings? Bats famously have wings!

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    bat flies, have evolved to cling to bat fur, they look like freaky spiders. apparently they are considered parasites on bats.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    Oh, that's fair. I just vaguely assumed they were called bat flies because someone once upon a time thought they looked kinda like the fly version of some sorts of bats, but obviously didn't bother looking into that.

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