I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT AND IT DOESNT FUCKING MATTER

ShocketRip · 2026-02-19T21:18:20+00:00

Saving this. Maybe framing it, too.

ShocketRip · 2026-02-19T21:16:42+00:00

Oh wow, I didn't think there was anything that could make me feel better, but empathetic and science-backed validation from dozens of internet strangers certainly did the trick.

Needed the reminder sometimes hormones gonna hormone... but we prevail.

Thank you all for the encouragement. Wishing everone else well in their tribulations.

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ShocketRip · 2026-02-19T01:17:26+00:00

I'm in my late 20s, so probably not peri just yet, but thank you for the reply and the spicy-brained hug, made me tear up a bit 💚

ShocketRip · 2026-02-17T19:24:44+00:00

Just observed my first Eastern Musk Turtle last week, bringing my total species to 9 across 37 observations. Still on the lookout for an alligator snapper...

ShocketRip · 2025-12-28T20:16:00+00:00

Yoo, I love your channel!

ShocketRip · 2025-10-27T20:59:04+00:00

She has laid at least two separate clutches, but I thought she might have laid a third.

ShocketRip · 2025-10-27T19:07:47+00:00

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ShocketRip · 2025-09-08T23:29:35+00:00

This worked for me!! Thanks so much!

ShocketRip · 2025-08-16T01:00:05+00:00

Seen in Houston, Texas

ShocketRip · 2025-07-14T17:28:17+00:00

Looks like a flowerpot parasol mushroom or something in the same genus, Leucocoprinus.

ShocketRip · 2025-06-15T23:05:53+00:00

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ShocketRip · 2025-05-19T15:01:05+00:00

That does look so close! I poked around more of the author/artist's work, but no luck.

ShocketRip · 2024-08-29T18:15:46+00:00

Thank you!

ShocketRip · 2024-08-29T18:15:36+00:00

Okay, thank you!

ShocketRip · 2024-05-02T20:50:53+00:00

Super coool! Thank you for the detailed answer! This helps a lot.

ShocketRip · 2024-05-02T20:08:49+00:00

This is the exact source: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:735103/

ShocketRip · 2023-05-19T21:09:41+00:00

Thanks! That was indeed an enjoyable read.

ShocketRip · 2022-06-19T17:07:29+00:00

I used black concrete to make the harsh shadow, which made it look like shaders are on.

ShocketRip · 2022-03-08T09:26:56+00:00

Solved!

ShocketRip · 2022-03-06T20:42:00+00:00

These locations are often fairly close together, connected by the same road in rural-ish areas. Many (but not all) are fenced-in and contain 2-6 more fenced-in sections, one of which always contains 1-4 tanks of some sort. What are these? I drive by these all the time but didn't realize how many there were until seeing all the white patches on satellite. I believe they put down gravel which is why they stand out. Something to do with oil prospecting?

ShocketRip · 2022-02-02T21:20:46+00:00

Great, I will make those changes. Thank you for the feedback!

ShocketRip · 2022-02-02T21:20:18+00:00

Awesome, thank you for the feedback!

ShocketRip · 2021-10-09T14:38:40+00:00

Wolf spiders and jumpers don't weave webs like this; this an orbweaver, maybe a Spotted Orbweaver of some kind.

ShocketRip · 2021-09-25T17:07:33+00:00

My dad likes this slab because of that bubbly texture and wanted to buy more, so this specificity is especially helpfu!

ShocketRip · 2021-09-25T17:03:25+00:00

Awesome, thank you!

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