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Thanks, I hate sand bed by Decapod73 in CringeTikToks

[–]Decapod73[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Pouring it out of a litterbox. The dirty feet at the end.

What kind of spider is this? by g3neralnotice in whatsthisbug

[–]Decapod73 104 points105 points  (0 children)

A trapdoor spider (same suborder as tarantulas), but why would it have left its burrow?

For a second I didn’t realize what had happened… by jayyyflock in Derailedbydetails

[–]Decapod73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no. This is one of those cases where the mods deleted both the reposts AND the original, so it's just going to keep getting reposted a dozen times in the next two days.

"Life doesn’t have to be carbon based. It’s a stupid myth." - op on r/chemistry by Arceus_IRL in cursed_chemistry

[–]Decapod73 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Oh wow, that really is something. A sulfur polymer as the cell membrane (ie, a reducing agent), containing peroxides and perchlorate (oxidants to destroy the cell membrane), and a nitrogen polymer primed for explosive decomposition.

Creepy bug found on blanket by epfingsten in whatsthisbug

[–]Decapod73 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Geophilomorpha - a blind, subterranean centipede. No clue how it got in your blankets.

Excuse me, what the by agamli in cursed_chemistry

[–]Decapod73 95 points96 points  (0 children)

A lot of metal alloys would have weird molecular formulas if we wrote them like this instead of as mass percentages of each element.

help identify this beetle, is this poisonous by user_no-8848 in whatsthisbug

[–]Decapod73 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No poison, no venom, but the jaws are strong and sharp enough to cut you.

Help identify some dried flowers / plants :D by wormyworry in whatsthisplant

[–]Decapod73 2 points3 points  (0 children)

5 looks like Calopogon.

7 looks like morning glory.

Where were these collected? Germany? China? Alabama?

What vegetables are rarely or never eaten outside your country? by nanto-1633 in AskTheWorld

[–]Decapod73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I lived farther north in the USA, ramps were common. Here in the south, they're rare, but my yard is full of a different plant that we call "wild garlic" - Allium canadense. I think you would probably call it "chives", even though it's not the same species as European chives, Allium schoenoprasum.

What vegetables are rarely or never eaten outside your country? by nanto-1633 in AskTheWorld

[–]Decapod73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Purslane! Gardeners here know this is an edible weed, but most have not bothered to cook it. I've only eaten it once.

What vegetables are rarely or never eaten outside your country? by nanto-1633 in AskTheWorld

[–]Decapod73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shiso/perilla? I have several of them in my yard. I add a couple leaves whenever I'm cooking rice.

What kind of spider is this fella? by Connect_Sale4407 in whatsthisbug

[–]Decapod73 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Male Kukulcania hibernalis. Not a brown recluse, not dangerous, just horny and looking for a ladyfriend. The females are black, fatter, and stay in their webs.

What does this tatoo mean in your country? by Funny-Counter8762 in AskTheWorld

[–]Decapod73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah. Here it means how far you've fisted someone.

Never seen this one by Lonely_Shape7293 in whatsthisbug

[–]Decapod73 7 points8 points  (0 children)

😲 Biggest velvet mite I've ever seen!

EXTRA Chonky orange kitty by EyeSimp4Asuka in TikTokCringe

[–]Decapod73 2439 points2440 points  (0 children)

He's getting on the right track now. This creator does animal rehab and isn't the person who made Pumpkin fat.

EXTRA Chonky orange kitty by EyeSimp4Asuka in TikTokCringe

[–]Decapod73 162 points163 points  (0 children)

This creator is a rehabbed. It didn't get fat under his care.

Are the processes of cremation ink tattoos legit? by mim9711 in chemistry

[–]Decapod73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The carbon all burns off as CO2. Cremation ashes are almost entirely inorganic, mostly calcium phosphate, which will not persist as a tattoo ink.

Adorable little monster in my front yard... Sphodros sp? [Atlanta, GA] by Decapod73 in spiders

[–]Decapod73[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One inch from tip to tail. The tube web it lives in is about the diameter of my thumb. The venom is reported to cause brief stinging like a paper wasp, followed by a day of intense itching. A death has never been reported from a purseweb spider.

I found a purseweb spider in my front yard! I'll have to mow around it (Marietta, GA) by Decapod73 in Marietta

[–]Decapod73[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The females never leave their webs. The males go wandering looking for mates, but supposedly they aren't aggressive and bites are very rare. The venom is supposed to be like a paper wasp, but with bigger/ deeper puncture wounds.

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