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Mak0rz posted:These are bald faced hornets, Dolichovespula maculata. Bald faced assholes for scaring away the hummingbirds 
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Hellsau posted:That's actually just one really long bee, digging into the left flower and coming out the right one. Two bees, or not two bees? That is the question
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Aug 30, 2019 17:11
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Potential BFF posted:I want a jumping spider the size of a cat so I can stare into its camera-lens eyes and wonder whats going on in there before it pounces on me and injects like half a gallon of venom that turns my innards to soup. I know it can't just be me, but jumpers feel the least spider-like of all the spiders I see. They move like little robots, their body/head shape & general demeanor are more like a curious tiny 8 legged puppy
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Sep 4, 2019 00:37
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Captain Invictus posted:two significant-sized Weevils were on my back door and were all too accomodating when I wanted to take photos. I loving LOVE WEEVILS! They are some of my favorite beetles, they're so drat goofy. Check out the schnoz on the second one! Weevils wobble but they don't fall down 
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Sep 11, 2019 18:47
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Didn't see the other spider it was munchin' on until I expanded the thumbnail "Look, I'm Zoidberg! WOOP WOOPWOOPWOOP  "The Zombie Guy posted:It's so wonderful how the trees and bushes are filled with critters all screaming out the equivalent of "Hey! Please come gently caress me!" Bugs: i rubbed my legs together pls respond
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Sep 14, 2019 00:01
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Wish I could've got a pic before he skittered off but there was the teeniest, tiniest little jumping spider on my bedroom window blinds earlier. Like, body small enough to fit through the holes in the window screen if he wanted to. He was a quick little sucker too, I ended up opening my window so he could escape safely & go hunting for some other bugs...he kinda sat on my window for a minute like "what dis clear ting i cannot go past" it was adorable 
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Sep 18, 2019 21:53
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Cardiovorax posted:Yup, crane fly. Looks like the giantest mosquito to ever live and suck, but is actually entirely harmless. Complete vegetarians. Me & my family used to see them all the time when we lived in England, they were indeed the dumbest & most worthless fliers ever
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Sep 23, 2019 03:14
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Asiina posted:That looks like a clothes moth. You can tell by the corduroy patterns on the wings...if you get close enough you can smell a hint of patchouli
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Apr 28, 2020 22:22
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Captain Invictus posted:the only time I have been explicitly bitten by a spider was when I found a dime-sized jumping spider in the walking path at a graveyard and decided to try and save it from getting trampled. I had nothing to coax it onto, so I had to get it to go on my hand, which it was NOT INTERESTED IN DOING, and I poked it in the butt to get it to jump...instead it whirled around and chomped my finger because it felt cornered. hurt a bit, less than a bee sting or whatever of course, but I eventually got it off the path to live another day. you really gotta remember they have brains the size of a literal pinhead in a lot of cases, so patience is important in dealing with and handling them. Sort of related, jumping spiders are actually what helped me get over my phobia of spiders in general. I think it's the way they look, like a puppy in spider form where you don't immediately see it as threatening. They're such neat little buggers & adorable to boot
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May 2, 2020 03:48
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Aaahhhh he's so tiny it looks like when toddlers reach that "head too big for their bodies" stage lol
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Jun 8, 2020 19:32
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Visited my folks yesterday & they were telling me about their newest "residents" - some baby mantis hatchlings! They both noticed when they were out on the porch & saw them all over their bench, said it was a big swarm & they likely set up shop in the bushes in the front yard. 
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Jun 14, 2020 19:16
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CaptainSarcastic posted:There's a single crow out of the ones in the neighborhood who has caught on about the peanuts and will ask for them, but I haven't given it a name and my relationship with it is different - it's way more standoffish than the jays. Wonder if this has to do with how intelligent crows are, especially remembering people who are nice or mean to them. Could be he had a bad experience with other people & is a little skittish, but they're super smart & can catch on when someone doesn't mean harm. Also gives me an excuse to post my favorite article about crows https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31604026#:~:text=One%20young%20girl%20in%20Seattle,and%20clicks%20the%20lid%20open.
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Jun 18, 2020 15:15
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Caught an itty bitty jumper on my screen door yesterday he was maybe the size of a grain of rice
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Jun 22, 2020 21:50
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I miss seeing bunnies around my apartments now  they've been doing renovations on the leasing office & I think all the noise has temporarily spooked the rabbits. I live on the 1st floor so I used to see them a lot on the little patch of grass by my patio, usually laying in the shade or sun with their face in the grass munching away.
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Jul 30, 2020 16:34
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Scarodactyl posted:This cute little guy keeps hanging out under our porch light. He found the prime spot for bug catching, bet he'll be happy for a while Wish I had a pic from one of my old jobs a few years ago, they had an outside courtyard area & one day a couple of us saw a hawk swoop in on a robin. Fought a little & the hawk came out the winner (obviously), when we checked the area they fought in we found a very neat/cleanly removed tail. Looked like someone literally took a box cutter & cut the robin's rear end clean off, it was crazy. BOOTY-ADE fucked around with this message at 16:58 on Sep 4, 2020 |
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Sep 4, 2020 16:55
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Millipede of some sort? They're neat little critters
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Sep 11, 2020 17:51
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Scarodactyl posted:The soil apparently comes with: Aww yiss more multi-legged goodness, millipedes are awesome & I miss seeing them around
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Sep 13, 2020 05:25
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The Walrus posted:looked down while getting some water before bed in algonquin park and freaked out when I saw this guy. what luck! he was right there! what a friggin cutie. Hope he got better  
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Sep 18, 2020 17:13
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So does that mean bugs are land crustaceans? Or that crustaceans are sea bugs?
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Oct 2, 2020 22:50
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Scarodactyl posted:Thanks! I've wondered most of my life why so many of our local swallowtails didn't actually have swallow tails. So your dad just basically made the little bandit's job easier 
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Oct 11, 2020 05:36
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Boric acid maybe? I know lots of people use that for roaches & ants
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Feb 5, 2021 18:15
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Cardiovorax posted:I found a little guy like that with his wing stuck in a gap outside my window once. I managed to pry him out and tried to give him water, but sadly he didn't make it. I used to see little fruit bats all over when my family lived in the UK & they were cute as heck always hanging out in the crabapple trees outside our house, plus our porch lights brought in lots of tasty bugs for them. I think most of the hate/fear people have comes from knowing bats carry rabies, so nobody really wants to mess with them if they don't have to.
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poverty goat posted:https://i.imgur.com/BJU0z2n.mp4 My old apartment had a couple squirrels like this who'd hang out on my balcony, I used to leave an upside-down tin cookie lid with some water on really hot days & they'd sprawl out with their noses on the edge lol
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May 5, 2021 20:25
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CaptainSarcastic posted:Yeah, if they aren't walking in circles, looking confused, or really raggedy it's less likely they're rabid or something. Still possible, but when they are sick it is usually fairly easy to spot, I think. Pretty much, you can actually look up rabid animal behavior online & it'll show you how most of them act if they're carriers. Lots of disorienting movement, unusual aggression, drooling/frothing mouth, stuff like that are all signs to get away or call animal control.
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May 23, 2021 17:05
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McGavin posted:You still need the yellow heron, black heron, red heron, and pink heron to form the heron megazord. No no, the blue, pink, red, black & yellow made the standard Heronzord...green combined to make the Super Dragon Heronzord
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May 30, 2021 18:55
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Mantidflies look so weird, I'm thoroughly convinced someone cooked them up in a lab
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free hubcaps posted:dragonflies have the absolute coolest common names Hell even the name dragonfly is pretty awesome
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