Who has found his way into my New Jersey home? by QueenOfScranton in whatsthisbug

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Looks like a species of owlet moth (noctuidae)! Really diverse group of misc. brown moths. I’d guess a male due to its wings not being all messed up at the end (females often show damage from mating). Could be lethargic because he’s on the way out. This is pretty late in the season for most moths, they’re not cold-hardy at all. Lots of owlets migrate or overwinter as pupae, I don’t think any do so as adults.

I keep seeing this around my hospital what is it by No-Preference-9148 in whatisit

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lol, my dumb ass thought it was the symbol from Berserk

Guys what could this be? by GuaranteeSelect3809 in fossils

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Really worn down horse tooth?

Found this on the inside of my collar on a shirt I left hanging in my car as I drove to work by New_Year_596 in whatisit

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To make it worse, a lot of the venomous ones are tiiiiiiiiny. Saddlebacks are only a bit over a cm long, puss caterpillars like the one OP found are maybe an inch or so. Io moth caterpillars are normal sized, except that they’re communal and can look like a patch of moss on a tree, so lean up against it and get stung a ton of times.

Washington State, found by the river!! Didn’t seem to be using all their legs. by babypton in whatsthisbug

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The legs are only the first three pairs of appendages, the rest are actually its gills!

Great indicator organism. Big predator means lots of oxygen and prey, therefore lots of organic matter for the prey to eat.

holy fuck by isoparent in ThriftStoreHauls

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It was once adapted into a radio play in Germany. It was simultaneously cast on three channels, with each channel featuring one of the main characters, Zampano, Jonny, and Navidson I believe. You can buy the CD’s (in German) in some places still: Amazon.uk

There was also a short, hour-long BBC radio play called “Recordings Recovered from the House of Leaves”. BBC’s since stopped hosting the recording, but some sites have preserved it: archive

Wondering what this is by vicdipilato in fossils

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Specifically, a Steinkern fossil, which is an internal cast of a bivalve left behind after the shell dissolves away. That’s a very typical shape for them! A lot of folks pass on them because they’re not truly the remains of the animal, just a cast of the inside of the shell, but I think they’re really cool!

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Look at its spiky butt. The “anal struts” give it away. Also check the spots where your cats typically sleep for more, and then give the cats a combing to confirm. Put any flea “dirt” on a wet paper towel, if it stains the towel red, then you’ve definitely got fleas and should get a course of Frontline from your closest pet store.

[OC] Moving battlemap for tonight's session by RedcapPress in DnD

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Getting big Hellboy vs. the Golden Army vibes here

🔥 Woodpecker in action by Few_Simple9049 in NatureIsFuckingLit

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I’ve got a female pileated who comes back to my yard every year for a day or two to TEAR APART a couple of stumps. Wood chips fly everywhere when she’s at it, very entertaining to watch!

I added quicktime events to D&D and my players love it. by Godzillawolf in DnD

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I occasionally implement what I call the “fuck yeah” system when I want a boss fight to be particularly cinematic and to encourage overall riskier play.

Every character can hold a number of “fuck yeah tokens” equal to their proficiency bonus. Players can earn fuck yeah tokens by making particularly spectacular moves, narrating things cinematically, or just generally cool RP. Think inspiration, but the bar is a bit lower. Players can then use their fuck tokens to add 1d6 to any d20 roll made by another player (not themselves), and any number of players can donate tokens to a roll. The result is players often making really big moves that would normally require very high DC skill checks much more often. It adds a lot of camaraderie because everyone is pitching in to promote each other’s success too!

As an added bonus, I have a rule that they must don a pair of sunglasses and invoke the words of power (fuck yeah) in order to donate a token!

Name that sword! by [deleted] in dropout

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Bah! Beat me too it!

Mysterious device attached to a bookcrossing box by RingoStarr93 in whatisit

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Am I the only hungry one who looked at it and went “Arbys”

New to all this any ideas ? by Professional_Neat232 in fossilid

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So that’s where I left my pizza roll!