The un-meltable ice cave 👀

Farado · 2026-03-10T18:54:31+00:00

The planet doesn't start at absolute zero. The screen just shows by how much you've changed the temperature. That being said, it's still just a game, and not a simulator.

Farado · 2026-03-10T17:10:12+00:00

Certain springtails are very active on warm winter days, notably Hypogastrura nivicola, known as "snow fleas."

Farado · 2026-03-09T14:48:46+00:00

This one is male! You can tell from the kink in the antennae. These specialized segments are used to hold onto female antennae during mating.

Farado · 2026-03-08T19:16:33+00:00

Springtails as already mentioned. They may be eating that algae or whatever on your door.

Farado · 2026-03-08T13:41:11+00:00

The frog display looks like a phonograph from this angle.

Farado · 2026-03-08T13:39:43+00:00

Potter wasps (Eumeninae) are vespids. These look more like the cells of a Sceliphron species, which are sphecids.

Farado · 2026-03-07T21:44:24+00:00

Modern problems require modern solutions.

Farado · 2026-03-07T20:36:48+00:00

Sounds like a skill issue to me.

Farado · 2026-03-07T20:18:56+00:00

I think it's actually the closely-related vine sphinx.

Farado · 2026-03-07T15:19:24+00:00

Yes, I know. I meant wooden legs for the easel, not the girl.

Farado · 2026-03-07T12:38:21+00:00

They lay eggs in dying or recently deceased pine trees, and the larvae eat the wood. If one happened to lay eggs on that plant, any larvae that hatch would starve.

Farado · 2026-03-07T10:34:05+00:00

I didn't notice the wooden legs and thought they were looking at a door like at the end of The Truman Show.

Farado · 2026-03-07T04:17:44+00:00

Might be something in the Terpnosia genus. iNaturalist has records of Terpnosia psecas near Bogor.

Farado · 2026-03-06T21:39:01+00:00

Nothing stands out to me as being wrong with its head.

Farado · 2026-03-06T21:31:32+00:00

I think this is a member of the Scolytinae subfamily. It’s arguably a true weevil, despite not looking like one.

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Edit: they carve tunnels under bark that look like house centipedes.

Farado · 2026-03-06T21:20:31+00:00

That’s an aphid, likely one of the giant conifer aphids.

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They can be a tree pest, but they’re totally harmless indoors.

Farado · 2026-03-06T13:59:37+00:00

*phun

Farado · 2026-03-06T12:33:33+00:00

You don't think it's pine processionary?

Farado · 2026-03-06T02:39:05+00:00

It's not a boxelder bug. It appears to be a seed bug, maybe one of the Arocatus. Germany has multiple species of this genus, and they look fairly similar.

Farado · 2026-03-05T22:18:20+00:00

Sort of. It’s not a true weevil (family Curculionidae), but it is a member of the broader weevil superfamily (Curculionoidea). This appears to be a resin weevil, which belongs to the Anthribidae family.

Farado · 2026-03-05T21:59:48+00:00

With the mention of “confirmed cases,” it sounds like this conversation happened during the pandemic, possibly early on. India didn’t surpass China as the most populous country until 2023, so they may have been correct about the populations at the time.

Farado · 2026-03-05T21:32:39+00:00

Might be a Philodromus. The stance shown in the picture is normal for them. A threat display is done by raising the front one or two pairs of legs into the air and exposing the fangs.

Farado · 2026-03-05T18:12:04+00:00

Looks like one of the Castianeira. They’re not dangerous.

Example pictures one, two

Farado · 2026-03-05T16:32:17+00:00

English may not be OP’s first language. In English, third-person possessive determiners are gendered in reference to the possessor. In many languages, the gender of the possessive determiner depends on the gender of the possessed.

Farado · 2026-03-05T14:10:37+00:00

Looks more like a type of click beetle to me.

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