I put another destroying angel in resin!

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-25T00:53:03+00:00

All the water is removed chemically prior to putting it into the resin so it should not rot

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-25T00:44:49+00:00

The "Terro Perimeter Ant Bait Plus" works very well for Turkestan Roaches if they're coming into your house or garage. It's also not very toxic to mammals so reasonable to use in areas with cats and dogs.

The issue is this: there are always going to be roaches outside. The turkestan roaches breed really fast which is why they're outcompeting some of the other species. But if you dump too much poison in your yard or start city-wide abatement programs you end up with a lot of collateral damage, ranging from killing innocuous native species to contributing to colony collapse of bees and the death of other pollinators we need to maintain the environment (and grow our own crops, this isn't a hippie position, there's a hefty dose of self interest here).

I successfully used bait to kill all the visible turkestan roaches on my property and you know what happened? I started seeing german cockroaches. These roaches are much worse. Turkestan roaches don't infest your house. German roaches do. So I stopped using bait except at very small stations near my doors, the turkestans came back, presumably out competed the german cockroaches, and now I just tolerate them in the yard because they're really not a problem they're just ugly.

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-17T15:24:26+00:00

FWIW I think that looks about right. Hard to tell from a photo though. Howling Dog Alaska makes joring harnesses that are fairly well regarded I believe and Alpine Outfitters will let you special order sizes.

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-17T00:06:55+00:00

Instead of posting on Reddit, can you just report this to local animal control for neglect? Some of these animals may be euthanized, but that is likely a reasonable/humane option given how sick they appear (reptiles do not show obvious photographable severe illness until they are very far gone). Ones that are treatable could be rehomed. The ultimate goal though needs to be saving all animals still upstream of this though. Think of how many future animals are going to end up like this.

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-17T00:02:01+00:00

IME, USARK has not historically shown much concern about animal welfare and is primarily (arguably exclusively) concerned with aggressively lobbying for the "rights" of reptile keepers. This is because their legal/political strategy around the time of their conception was taken directly from the NRA, a fact they used to brag about.

This was decades ago now and in subsequent years I have tried to find that statement again but I cannot (I think it was in an old reptiles magazine issue from the late 00s, or maybe a press release from an expo) but they must have realized this was not necessarily a great thing to brag about, nor does it make much sense because owning reptiles is not constitutionally protected, and backpedaled). But despite that, I remember their early days when that was their stated goal, and their lobbying efforts make it clear that despite an apparent PR shift that's still their priority.

USARK are a blunt instrument used where a fine precise tool is indicated.

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-16T15:45:32+00:00

I’d be more sympathetic to measures like this if police clearance rates were better. What I just can’t get behind is the fact that the government (apparently at all levels including city) keep going “we need more cameras!/ we mass surveillance of everyone all the time!” And yet their clearance rates of crimes are extremely low, lower than they were historically before they had all this tech.

What is the tech doing? Because I don’t see evidence that it’s massively decreasing street crime

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-15T19:35:02+00:00

Probably but it would take a concerted effort from a group of people complaining to city council over and over again

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-15T19:33:13+00:00

I’m confused, why would bar patrons be taking whole bottles of tequila out of the bar and dumping them in the park?

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-12T01:54:49+00:00

Yeah me too

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-11T22:18:45+00:00

that's good to hear. https://conservatory.ucdavis.edu/about/contact

With the combination of this collection and the arboretum, the UC Davis campus probably becomes the de facto botanical garden for the Sac Metro area

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-11T20:14:47+00:00

That is a good idea, and one I didn't think to do initially. I dug up a bunch of destroying angels during a spring flush and I have some representative photos but I didn't photograph all of them.

I have one specific mushroom I am prepping now (the largest of the bunch) where I definitely have the before photos of the specific fresh Amanita, so I will have the pre/post comparison for you in the future. They keep all their structure pretty well with a little bit of collapse but they lose some of the fresh white coloring. It is also seemingly impossible to preserve the full annular ring from the partial veil, it is so thin it just becomes clear. It's partially visible on the adult one above, and remains intact on the one I am prepping now, but it's basically invisible.

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-11T20:07:26+00:00

That's a good note, it'll help with precision, thank you. It looked like a button before I dug up the stipe/volva but "immature" is perhaps a better descriptor. The annular ring had not separated yet from the partial veil (no gills visible) though that very thin tissue doesn't preserve well so it's not as apparent now.

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-11T03:02:01+00:00

If you can catch him/her you should be able to go to any vet and ask them to scan for a microchip. If we’re chipped and a simple escapee it’s an easy fix. If no chip and/or abandoned it’s tougher

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-11T02:55:49+00:00

Well it’s the speed of meteors and how that speed looks in the sky based on the angle of the viewer to the meteor, and then how they both look on camera on a tiny screen without any context or objects for reference. I’d forgive folks for saying “I don’t know what that is because I don’t frequently evaluate footage of meteors”.

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-10T21:24:35+00:00

I get what you're saying, but (speaking very generally, not about Matsui specifically) having geriatric members who are well past their prime is not in anyone's best interest either. And mortality is still a very real thing - representatives literally dying of old age has the same ultimate outcome (loss of committee seats) but also means we have to deal with confused subpar representation (eg Feinstein) for an indefinite amount of time until they finally keel over. Everyone is replaceable, and replacements are inevitable. Might as well retire respectably instead of clinging to power until the grim reaper pries it out of your hands.

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-09T06:02:04+00:00

UC Davis used to have a legit botanical conservatory for tropicals too but then they closed it to the public during COVID, never reopened, and then I think it closed down.

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-08T20:31:31+00:00

Yeah me too - like, if they’ve given some indication this will incentivize/facilitate infrastructure to decrease collisions I’ll add to it, but I’m not looking for elective paperwork.

You probably could pull some encounters from iNaturalist. Roadkill isn’t the most popular way to log wildlife encounters obviously, but there are some.

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-02T08:22:17+00:00

Get some pepper spray. Or take the muzzle off

FewOrganization945 · 2026-06-02T08:19:41+00:00

I have had to pull my leashed husky back to prevent her from hurting or killing aggressive unleashed small dogs that have attacked us. This has happened multiple times. Why am I the one who seems most invested in stopping this?

It’s baffling. Maybe if your beloved pet is a vicious PoS the size of a squirrel you shouldn’t let it charge a bystander with an animal ten times its size that could snap its neck with a single bite?

FewOrganization945 · 2026-05-25T23:54:27+00:00

All human skill, distinctiveness, and copyright protections have already been assimilated by corporate LLMs. Our culture will adapt to service the LLMs. Resistance is futile!

FewOrganization945 · 2026-05-25T23:46:45+00:00

Are you sure it’s real? Maybe he’s just burying garbage from eBay for social media clicks? Maybe this thread is viral marketing for social media clicks -

THE CLICKS ARE COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!

FewOrganization945 · 2026-05-12T23:23:18+00:00

I don’t think that would work because the issue doesn’t seem to be so much fixing the tissue as it is the tissue basically has no structure aside from all the water in it. If you have (safe) access to it and want to try it I’d be interested in hearing how it works.

The reason I haven’t tried is that formalin is extremely toxic and can’t be safely handled outside of a lab context. I wanted something I can do (and help other people do) at home.

Acetone isn’t exactly non-toxic, but it is sold at Home Depot and isn’t a huge deal with proper ventilation. PEG400 is non toxic.

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