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[-] flora_explora@beehaw.org 16 points 5 months ago

Oh funny, in the wiki article it mentions black coral to be megafauna. Never thought of corals as megafauna, fascinating!

[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

And TIL the word megafauna so thanks!

[-] WhoPutDisHere@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 5 months ago

Superorganism is a great term that kinda applies as well.

[-] nintendiator@feddit.cl 3 points 5 months ago

Next on your road: charismatic megafauna!

[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

Is that the colorful kind? (I can't look it up right now)

[-] nintendiator@feddit.cl 2 points 5 months ago

It's the kind that drives Conservation Efforts and Media Attention. So yeah, I guess they tend to be colorful.

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