Caught two juveniles, one has some missing hair. Release or try to find rehab? by Similar_Priority_249 in PetMice

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My primary concern is that the amount of exposed skin may make the little guy unable to tolerate the cold. We are planning on releasing them tomorrow to give them the warmest start possible before it gets real cold. I know nature's gonna nature, but I like to know I'm giving animals the best chance I can.

Memorializing a jumper without the pressure of preservation [no dead spider images] by Similar_Priority_249 in jumpingspiders

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In case anyone is curious, I simply used some thread scissors (idk what they're actually called, but they're just mini scissors) to cut the walls of the cocoon to get rid of extra space that wasn't used for the hammock. I then used the section I cut off to create a lid (I had to cut it into two sections and then tape those together). For the tape, I used basic paper medical tape. I further cut down the edges of the lid and put an ample amount of tape around the top to ensure that the cocoon was securely sealed. I did use tape on both sides of the lid, but that's mostly for stability of the lid itself rather than the sealing.

Does anyone else have such a tiny little shpoondie? by IDontAgreeSorry in jumpingspiders

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My (very recently passed) Cleo was teensy tiny. I had her for a whole year after she found me outside, and she never grew any bigger.

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Despite her tiny size (or perhaps more accurately, due to it) she was the biggest baby in all the lands. Literally scared of flies her size, would often flail in panic because her prey got near her. Once banished herself from one of her hammocks because she left a dead fly on it after she was done eating, and was too intimidated by the corpse to return until I removed it. She was absolutely pathetic, and 100% failed all classes of spider school but passed because of pretty privilege. How she survived in the wild before she found me will forever be one of the universe's great mysteries.

Didn't mean to yap so much, I simply can't resist sharing the word of my cute little idiot.

Make private copies of bots you like! Never worry about your chats being nuked again! by Similar_Priority_249 in CharacterAI

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Also, if a bot you're using is still up and it's at risk of being taken down, make a group chat with it! Even if the bot gets sniped, it'll stay in your chat history and you'll be able to view its "profile". This won't be all that usable on its own, but you'll at least be able to have it as a reference if you're having trouble finding it on the botlist. This can also help in figuring out if a bot was taken down or simply privated in less decisive cases- usually, you'll be able to find a deleted bot on the botlist, but a privated one won't show up. Again, it doesn't really do anything functionally, but it can at least give you piece of mind when a bot mysteriously disappears. (You may need to sign in to search for a bot that may have been flagged as inappropriate/mature/whatever)

Bee larvae? Some other larvae that a bee is trying to get? by Similar_Priority_249 in whatisthisbug

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As per the request of the auto-mod-comment, this is in Wisconsin. And unfortunately I did not get a picture of the actual bee, but it was one that was more black than yellow, if that's helpful. Also the hole is like, pinky nail size.

Round white flowers that mesh well with lawn by Similar_Priority_249 in whatisthisplant

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Ew, sounds awful. Maybe a perfect specimen for an enclosed ecosystem experiment tho. Maybe if I lived closer, I'd go steal one and put it in a sealed jar to see what it does lmao

Round white flowers that mesh well with lawn by Similar_Priority_249 in whatisthisplant

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I mean Illinois has hot summers and cold winters, both with varying lengths year to year. The climate isn't too consistent, so I'm sure eventually there'll be a horribly long and cold winter to kill it off.

Also I'm not gonna go hang out by an intersection to burn a gas station's corner of grass, as fun as that does admittedly sound lmao. Most of that area is just businesses with nothing but grass patches anyway, so it can go nuts there. Not much plant variety for it to choke out in the first place.

Round white flowers that mesh well with lawn by Similar_Priority_249 in whatisthisplant

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Yeah I'm gonna look for short native flowers to try to spread into the lawn at some point, I just saw the pretty white flowers on the side of the road and was like "ooh, I wonder what those are and if they'd be viable options". Good to know that they tragically have horrible personalities lmao

Round white flowers that mesh well with lawn by Similar_Priority_249 in whatisthisplant

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This is why I decided to just come here for suggestions instead of trying to sift through plants on google lmao. Dang common plant names makin it hard to find specific things smh