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Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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Nap Ghost

Regy Rusty posted:

I believe that's how they look immediately after coming out of the pupa

i'm envious, when i come out of the pupa i'm usually sweating, out of breath and struggling to pull my pants back up

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Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
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as a certified mouseologist from the mouseyological institute of the americas i can confirm that is indeed a big-headed lil' cutie poot-poot

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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quick! into the Turdus!

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
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Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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Anybody know what this is? NE US. Tiny little guy.

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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oh to be clear this is outdoors, it's on top of a black metal fence post

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
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sweet! it must have been very young as it was incredibly small

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die
Nap Ghost

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die
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not sure if he (or she)'s emerging or heading down

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die
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Captain Invictus posted:

that's a blister beetle, no touchie

likely emerging from a wasp nest that it parasitized

why is everything beautiful and interesting so horrifying and deadly

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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katy lied

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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they're definitely the meanest owls, bar none

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
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Memory is smoke
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PainterofCrap posted:

I hung out four suet cages on my trees.

One has disappeared completely.

The one had a squirrel hanging off of it. So I moved two of the cages into a hawthorn.

Little fuckers got up there & sprung the cover.

Goddamned tree rats.

https://www.amazon.com/Squirrel-Bus...c7-93deae8f9840

i bought this this year. squirrels were going through an entire suet block every day. not a single squirrel has had any success against this thing though. it's a hundred bucks but that will pay for itself after a couple years, sort of

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
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Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die
Nap Ghost

my cat is norris posted:

that's a cashew

gesundheit!

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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:mad:

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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Why hello there, little buddy.

(He was safely deposited back outside.)

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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In Vermont we have a lot of clover mites (I guess, I didn't know what they were before.) I haven't seen them indoors but they're harmless and can be a very vivid red.

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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Five years after buying a hummingbird swing...

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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'Handsome fungus beetles'

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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still there

lots of crickets and ants crawling over the vines so he's pretty happy i guess

his back has gotten a lot greener it seems

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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Nap Ghost

Mozi posted:



still there

lots of crickets and ants crawling over the vines so he's pretty happy i guess

his back has gotten a lot greener it seems

i believe now that there are multiple frogs

this vine has so many crickets on it it's crazy


frog heaven to be sure

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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you know i was looking at that asking myself the same question

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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PainterofCrap posted:

Those are German cockroaches

send more frogs

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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A fresh batch of Phoebe fledglings just about ready to take the leap of faith.

Ever since I moved into this house 8 years ago (and for some time before that as they had already commandeered the sparrow nest before then) Phoebes have come every year to nest. I haven't done anything to it as it seems to be working well for them. This is the second batch this year. It's right above my bedroom window so I get to hear the chicks whine for food in the morning, and it's fun to watch the parents swoop around all day getting food and doing whatever else they do.

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
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Just saw one of the fledgings flying around :kiddo: it was hilarious, it was going super slow and going right at walls and stuff like 'oh god how do I steer, maybe I can grab onto this, oh no down I go' while the parent was nearby chirping away at it.

Edit: and they're all gone now

Mozi fucked around with this message at 20:50 on Jul 13, 2023

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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Memory is smoke
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chubby garter snake. probably got a toad in him

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die
Nap Ghost

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die
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different species, i believe, they're a little ways from each other. but i'm no spider-man

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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there was a spider under my pillow last night o_o

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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Bored posted:

So, this morning, there was a silver dollar under your pillow, right? From the spider fairy?

I have no clue what species the babies in the other picture are.

If there was a silver dollar it was a very small spider-size one :(

I'll definitely be monitoring the babies and will update with any new developments.

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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Memory is smoke
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Nap Ghost
possibly a hummingbird moth?

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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bunch of these guys just hanging out and practicing their planking technique


i know ants do this with aphids, but if those are aphids they're the weirdest i've ever seen

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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spider baby update: they've moved to the other side of the planter so it's harder to see them, but they've dramatically increased in size while also dramatically decreasing in number. i'm sure these have nothing to do with each other...

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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I do a week at most, if it goes cloudy change it immediately. Being hot and in the sun will make it go bad quicker.

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
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If I were an insect I'd want to be a harvestman. You get to feel like a giant towering monster relative to your food and if you get eaten by something else it'll probably be pretty quick.

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
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Nap Ghost
they are arachnids though :eng101:

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

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I'm afraid it appears the woodpeckers have acquired high explosives.

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die
Nap Ghost
look out, a spider!!

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Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
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