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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

And not even like…“but cuter!”. Japan has some insanely cute critters.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

Oh... we were supposed to drop our evidence? Very well...

Shima Enaga (long tailed bushtit / snowfairy)

Rosefinch

Tanuki


Fire bellied newt

Their honey bee

and for the weirdos.. the murder hornet... ( i wouldn't call these fuckers cute, but I'm sure somebody does. Their moms, maybe.)

Far from exhaustive, but eh, these are my favorite Pokémon. (Okay so murder hornets are ugly, but they’re murderous!)

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

where are there honey bees that don't look like that?

also might want to scale the hornet image down, that could share the shit out of someone

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Sorry, this might freak you outBut those fuckers are freaking huge.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

long tailed bushtit

So this is what perfection sounds like

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

the various common names of birds have convinced me that ornithologists are mostly horny perverts that have spent too much time alone in the woods.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Tanuki is Zigzagoon! Right? It's gotta be.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 4 days ago

Thank you! never saw something of these and now my life is changed for the better.