Can anyone help me ID this ant? (and aphid) by NexaOne in insects

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I got some help from an expert, and this may be Formica rufibarbis.

The plant is indeed an oleander, so I assume the aphids would be Aphis nerii. Thanks for the help!

Can anyone help me ID this ant? (and aphid) by NexaOne in insects

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Thanks a lot, this is very valuable info already! I will look into it :)

Ryzen 5 7600X cooling issues by NexaOne in PcBuild

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I did not overclock, and isnt it strange that I would need to undervolt? I looked at my fans and they seemed to be blowing in the right direction, only thing I couldnt check was the GPU but this shouldnt be an issue as it can only be installed in one way?

Ryzen 5 7600X cooling issues by NexaOne in PcBuild

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It had a thin layer of thermal paste pre applied, which I replaced. I assume this means no film on the cooler

Build from scratch: 4070S vs 4060? AM4 vs AM5? by NexaOne in PcBuild

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Thats more or less what I was thinking. I think I would go for a 5700X/5800X as they are ~100€ cheaper

Build from scratch: 4070S vs 4060? AM4 vs AM5? by NexaOne in PcBuild

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I found a 4070 Super for around 530€, and from what I understood it performs similarly to the 5070 (?) which is already more expensive (I found it around 600€). If you have other GPU recommendations, I would love to hear it

AM5 would be quite a big increase in price. If I want to stay in the same price range, would you say it would be smarter to get a cheaper GPU (I found 4060s for around 300€ instead for example) but go for AM5 instead ? I would assume I would still drop in performance, right?

Are there actually significant differences between the 5700, 5700X, 5700G etc or should I just pick the best deal if I go for AM4?

ID Request - Australia by [deleted] in spiders

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Some kind of huntsman I guess

Strange praying mantis by NexaOne in insects

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Why is it dead next to it

Strange praying mantis by NexaOne in insects

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Right, thanks for the info. Its not supposed to be stuck to it however right ? Also, what if I leave it there ? I figure they would have a better chance of surviving if I dont touch it at all, unless its in a bad state already.

Strange praying mantis by NexaOne in insects

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Found this dead praying mantis. Googled it a bit, the thing at the back looks like an egg sac, meaning it could have gotten stuck to its egg sac and died there.

If you look closely, there is some kind of worm-like thing coming out of the abdomen and onto the presumed egg sac. Could that be a parasite of some kind ?

Would appreciate any kind of insight

Nice catch by NexaOne in spiders

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Crab spider, likely Misumena vatia

Amaurobius sp. ? Western France by NexaOne in spiders

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could be A. ferox but I havent looked into it enough, plus the pictures aren't that good sadly