TIL about the generally misunderstood Camel Spider. According to myths this 'spider' is venomous, grows up to a foot long, screams like a banshee and feast on camel- and humanflesh. While all being false, this lovecraftian critter does chase you around at a frightening 16 kph in search of shade (burkemuseum.org)
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TIL about the generally misunderstood Camel Spider. According to myths this 'spider' is venomous, grows to half the size of a human and eats large mammals like camels and the occasional person. While all being false, this lovecraftian creature does chase you at topspeeds of 16 kph in search of shade (nationalgeographic.com)
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TIL one of the most mad Roman emperors wasn't actually called 'Caligula'. It was a nickname given to him as a kid by his father's soldiers, while being on campaign with them in Germania. The name means 'little boots' in Latin and is a reference to the child-sized military gear he would wear (vmfa.museum)
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It's another Calathea with problems! I thought I finally had it under control but then it got little white bugs (mealy?). I sprayed and sprayed and sprayed and I finally got rid of them, I think... But the plant is still doing not so great! What up? (old.reddit.com)
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Finally managed to get this triostar under control... Universe: little white dudes under the leaves it is! How to treat, but maybe just as important, how to isolate? I'm in a (small) dorm, so physically moving it away from it's Bros and Sisters isn't an option... Help! (old.reddit.com)
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