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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.
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Bird is slang for women.
I can only imagine Bee is for men because "penis = stinger?" 🤷♂️
What if I ain't got no penis due to an unfortunate gold smelting accident?
Traditionally birds = women because they make nests
Bees = men because they pollinate.
Please do disregard the fact that bees make hives/nests AND birds pollinate
It's impossible for me to forget that all bees (& wasps & ants) are order HYMENOPERTA, literally named for them being 99% virgin females
So I am totally stumped.
Hymen means membrane. -ptera is wing. They have membranous wings, and no carapace like beetles. Not named due to virginity.
Hymenoptera* 🤭
Bees fly around carrying the "sperm" of one plant to another.