• xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    Both can be pollinators. Both can tend to their eggs/young. As a non-native speaker, the phrase never made sense to me.

    • zarathustrad@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      It’s an old traditionalist saying to reinforce their norms, based on a limited understanding of both biology and society.