It re-swallowed the water after this photo. Would anyone happen to know why it would have done that?

  • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I just know houseflies sometimes do it with what is kinda their spit to pick up food, but wasps have a totally different mouth made for killing bugs and even knawing wood for their paper nests

    • Drusas@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Don’t flies regurgitate onto their food to help pre-digest it? I learned this from that fabulous documentary, The Fly.