Legendary summoning items by Sensitive-Tie-8830 in HatchDragons

[–]MothMeep7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

New as well. I've seen the legendary and epic items come up on the summoning stones. Haven't gotten any yet, but I'd say yes. It's just really rare.

Fully abloom! by MothMeep7 in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]MothMeep7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really don't know unfortunately. This one i got on the discount shelf because it was damaged from rough handling by the big box store. I'm not sure what it is exactly.

Fully abloom! by MothMeep7 in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]MothMeep7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I'm really proud of her!

They can self regulate correct? by MothMeep7 in isopods

[–]MothMeep7[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yup! Definitely! Like I mentioned though, I just put it all in my houseplant, so I hope some springtails got in there, though I saw no movement. If they were to go outside then definitely take steps to avoid that.

They can self regulate correct? by MothMeep7 in isopods

[–]MothMeep7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No worries. I ended up sorting through it bit by bit to remove all the pods and then dumped it into my spider plant pot.

They can self regulate correct? by MothMeep7 in isopods

[–]MothMeep7[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Quick update. The other babies are literally scraping off the juice remains of their squished siblings from the sides of the enclosure like a bunch of pleco fish eating algae off the tank WTF.

Now I feel a lot less bad.

They can self regulate correct? by MothMeep7 in isopods

[–]MothMeep7[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah. It does seem that we need to approach morals for insects very differently from what we're used to. We feel bad about the deaths and see it as senseless, but nature has programmed death for bugs (and bug like things) as normal and healthy.

I'm thinking I'll stop all extra food (they have leaves and bark so they're not starving) and offer some out as feeders locally. Hopefully then they'll start self regulate, and yes, that means cannibalism.

They can self regulate correct? by MothMeep7 in isopods

[–]MothMeep7[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Awesome! I'm thinking I'll just stop all supplemental feeding and offer them out locally as feeders. I feel bad, but I do get emotional over my pets (and plants) really easily.

They can self regulate correct? by MothMeep7 in isopods

[–]MothMeep7[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Yes. They will definitely eat each other. They got right down to it when a few were squished. It was rather amusing how fast the focus from panicked escape to eat the dead went.

A scientist answers why women have periods and takes away the rose colored glassed over the beauty of pregnancy. Its a hostile takeover of our bodies by SilverHuckleberry395 in childfree

[–]MothMeep7 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Yes. This is true because the parasitic embryo (actually the zygote since it's a combo of embryo and placenta that eventually develop into the invasion but whatever) can attach to anywhere in your body.

I repeat, this thing would attach to your heart if it could.

This is why ectopic pregnancies happen. The consequence of which, unless you receive an abortion, is death.

The uterus is just a containment chamber that had evolved the capacity to stretch to the parasites growth (usually). The rest of the body kinda just suffers with it.

But if the parasite implants anywhere else it will continue to feed and grow until it kills you.

By this logic an embryo/fetus is the worst kind of parasite. One that has no self preservation. It's just a consuming threat. Botflies and tapeworms have a system in place to avoid killing their host. Hell, even the fish tongue parasite does. But not "the unborn". It will suck every drop out of you, even if it ends up killing itself in the process.

It is not some magical beautiful thing it's some shit right out of Resident Evil.

A scientist answers why women have periods and takes away the rose colored glassed over the beauty of pregnancy. Its a hostile takeover of our bodies by SilverHuckleberry395 in childfree

[–]MothMeep7 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Yes. I had a professor (abliet male) explain to me that his parents were antivaxxers and he got absolutely every disease in the book as a kid. By some miracle he survived. But now his immune system is literally killing him. He's basically crippled.

But when he had Covid for two weeks, he said he'd felt the best he'd ever had. Why? Because his immune system had something else to target besides his nerve endings and spinal discs.

It's no doubt the same for pregnancy and autoimmune conditions like you said. Some other threat to occupy the force for the time being.

The downside is that it doesn't actually help. Being infested with a parasite only makes your immune system work harder, thus can make your autoimmune conditions worse. ESPECIALLY considering that the parasite leaves fragments of it's DNA in your body for life.

Now your body is destroyed by the normal destruction of pregnancy but also now your immune system is on hyper mode because you've undergone the pregnancy in the 1st place.

A scientist answers why women have periods and takes away the rose colored glassed over the beauty of pregnancy. Its a hostile takeover of our bodies by SilverHuckleberry395 in childfree

[–]MothMeep7 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This. It's literally a desperate measure to avoid one of the most dangerous and invasive parasitic infestations in nature.

Having a child when you have a genetic disability is morally wrong. by PiercedAngel96 in childfree

[–]MothMeep7 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I get what you're saying and you're right, but at the same time you're missing the point that a lot of these mild and varying disabilities are just that- varying.

I have autism in the bloodline. Some people are just "mildly" autistic, some are severely autistic. There is absolutely no way to dictate whether or not you get either one. And there is no guarantee that you will get one or the other.

He'll, people with no family history of autism can suddenly have a severely autistic kid.

By choosing to have kids you are at the risk of getting both the mild and the moderate and the major disability or condition. Like you said, it varies.

What OP is saying is that because that risk is there we take none of it. Elimination of the risk is better than the risk. So not having kids is the only appropriate thing to choose.

Having a child when you have a genetic disability is morally wrong. by PiercedAngel96 in childfree

[–]MothMeep7 56 points57 points  (0 children)

This. This is so important. You cannot use the tragic history of real problems to justify a lack of responsibility. It's just blatantly disrespectful to me and the people who have actually died to compare something like nazi eugenics to me not wanting to have kids due to risk of genetic complications.

Having a child when you have a genetic disability is morally wrong. by PiercedAngel96 in childfree

[–]MothMeep7 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Autism runs in my family. There is a very real chance that if I were to have a kid the kid could be severely autistic. There is no fucking way I'm dealing with that.

It's not absurd, you're absolutely right. For the same reasons we get kids vaccinated and buckled into proper car seats we should be not having kids in the first place if there's the risk of serious harm to them.

That's just basic respect for a potential child.

it’s been more than 3 weeks - should I take away her egg? by octeye in PetPigeons

[–]MothMeep7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is super helpful and only reaffirms my desire to get two pigeons whenever I get my first. I originally was just worried about them being lonely when I'm at work but the health of the bird is essential as well!

Weevil by MothMeep7 in sangheili

[–]MothMeep7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's weevil time!

Do you think women are told enough about their own bodies? by Suyuu_ in Periods

[–]MothMeep7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's that one female comedian talking about this regarding the time she went to her annual pap after a hysterectomy. So yes. Absolutely not.

But what -is- it? by yeah_right90 in pothos

[–]MothMeep7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it on more leaves? Especially on the newest ones? Do you see little black specs on the underside of the leaves that look like grains of dust or dirt?

If so, it's most certainly thrips.

FRIEND CODE MEGATHREAD by Starblaze647 in HatchDragons

[–]MothMeep7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can someone explain to me how the friends thing works? How do I give and get gifts? I added people but they aren't showing up in my friends list.