>Great tits (Parus major) have figured out that using cigarette butts to build their nests keeps pests away.>They use them as a sort of chemical shield, with nicotine acting as an insecticide.>From subsequent analyses, a team of researchers discovered the presence of a greater number of parasites (mites, ticks, fleas) in the natural nests of the control group and almost none in those with cigarette butts.
>>5111409>great tits
>>5111409>Great tits
I have major parus too
>>5111429>>5111499>>5111409can you shut your beaks up right meow
>>5111409I have a great tit at my feeder that's been there since he was a baby, he's all on his own I think :(