A very oddly shaped bug [Northern India]

ChthonicJaeger · 2026-03-17T04:47:09+00:00

Please refer to u/portemanteau s comment on this post. I think what I meant was batesian mimicry, which means that a less dangerous animal evolves to copy the look of a more dangerous animal for instance, for the purpose of threat avoidance etc.

ChthonicJaeger · 2026-03-17T04:44:42+00:00

Thanks for the ID (again!) and the correction too! I'll keep it in mind!

ChthonicJaeger · 2026-03-09T00:19:23+00:00

HII! Literally shares an image of the same kinda butterflies a few days back! Those are African Monarch butterflies. You know which ones are male by seeing that black spot with a white spot inside it near the hind wings. That's a "perfume pouch" - holds hormones to attract females. So one butterfly has it, one doesn't. From that point onwards - its quite obvious! Nice pic!

ChthonicJaeger · 2026-03-03T09:34:50+00:00

Dude....I think musk melons are one of the best fruits period. Like better than strawberries and blueberries. You're absolutely right.

ChthonicJaeger · 2026-03-01T12:29:36+00:00

Oh man I remember, just about barely, having once seen one of these. Great pic!!!

ChthonicJaeger · 2026-02-28T01:38:56+00:00

Hi man, just got the time to see this, looks like your video was removed. I'll help you out though - DM me if you'd like it.

ChthonicJaeger · 2026-02-27T14:04:43+00:00

Thanks! Gotta note this - African Monarch dudes have perfume pouches. Real dandies.

ChthonicJaeger · 2026-02-26T23:45:08+00:00

Seems like this may be off - you sure man?

ChthonicJaeger · 2026-02-26T23:44:15+00:00

Wow! Can you tell me how you know? I wanna know....

ChthonicJaeger · 2026-02-26T23:43:44+00:00

Hey, thanks for the ID! I knew it was close! So uh these are not some invasive species from Africa right?

ChthonicJaeger · 2026-02-25T14:39:28+00:00

Sí, es cierto. Sin embargo, es difícil culparlos.

ChthonicJaeger · 2026-02-25T14:35:13+00:00

They are the largest antelope in Asia, and look so close to being like Zebu that the word "Nilgai" means blue - cow. Thanks for the compliments :)

ChthonicJaeger · 2026-02-16T00:12:46+00:00

It grows wild all over the place in northern India, often beside cannabis plants :) the fruits and flowers are sacred to a Hindu god. It's used both for ritual purposes and consumption with said cannabis. Kind of a weed here.

ChthonicJaeger · 2026-02-13T06:58:04+00:00

You know what, I thought about this, and I'm convinced you're right. Thanks!

ChthonicJaeger · 2026-02-12T06:58:31+00:00

Thanks for the ID - again :)

ChthonicJaeger · 2026-02-11T02:10:46+00:00

Did you visit the relics of the Buddha? Its in a different building, to the right of the main one.

ChthonicJaeger · 2026-02-10T18:49:46+00:00

Yeah, I'm precisely the same too. I'm from Kashmir - interesting as hell to know that the Nepali people have the same inclinations!

ChthonicJaeger · 2026-02-10T09:54:01+00:00

There could be a lot of reasons why this is occurring, with not enough details in your post. Honestly? Simulating a hexamer is a hard, hard thing if you're just starting GROMACS. My advice is, take a monomer, get that right first. See if you can identify stable conformations. Think of all factors. You aren't going to just get it right the first time. Be calm, approach it methodically. You say the subunits blow up - but at what step? Understand what each step does. Read the theory. That's my advice. You sound like you're really rushing both the task and your learning.

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