Hi! How are you! I fucking love echidnas. What's your favourite obscure animal?

How was your day? Mine was fun because now I have one less assignment to worry about. I think I did well, but I always worry that I'm going to get negative feedback regardless of how well I think I did.

Frogs are neat too. Have you seen those weird ones with the holes in their backs? Fucking grosses me out, but you got to admire a mom that would go to that length to protect her tadpoles.

Oh, and bugs, what's your favourite bug? I think weevils are cute but I'm partial to bees. I know, bees are a bit of a basic choice but they're cute! Sue me! Green lavewings are great too, they look like magical creatures of some kind.

Anyway how are you?

    • CaliforniaSpectre [he/him, comrade/them]
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      6 months ago

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      I just wrote a short story for a (foreign language) course about finding and adopting a platypus. I used these pics for it. I loved learning more about monotremes, truly so cute!

  • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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    6 months ago

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    This weevil is so pretty that I thought it was AI generated at first. It even has a great name, Polka Dotted Clown Weevil clown

  • Kestrel [comrade/them]
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    6 months ago

    My favorite bug is the wheelbug, aka Arilus cristatus. It's an assassin insect that preys mostly on pests and is an indicator of a healthy ecosystem. Also look at that fuggin half cog sticking out of her back. Metal.

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  • SadSadSatellite @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 months ago

    I really like toads. Specifically Fowler toads. They look grumpy all the time, in a good way.

    Marmots also rule hard.

    I like a lot of bugs, but a recent focus of mine, as I found one in my shower and didn't know they lived in my state, is a bristletail. They're like a shrimp that does backflips for some reason. They're one of the older bugs out their, and I think possibly related to sea scorpions, but I'll have to recheck that particular knowledge base when I get the motivation next.

    My day is about to get hectic. I'm building a house, and left a room intact from an old build to qualify as a remodel for tax and appraisal purposes. I was getting ready to install some tile so I can put a toilet in, and the salvaged room floor collapsed. After ripping out the subfloor, I found that a porch attached to the house was hollow and filled with dirt, which rotted the wooden sill plate on the foundation. So I have to Jack the house up to replace the boards and then build a new floor.

    Any advice I get on the fix seems to come from flippers. I don't want landlord repairs, I want permanent fixes. I'm not selling this shit. No ten year fixes. 50 year fixes.

    At least it happened before I finished it and moved in.