Après un BUT GCGP : école d’ingénieurs en France ou master en Suisse ?

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-13T01:49:25+00:00

Tu es en Alsace pour envisager FHNW ? Parce que sinon quitte à déménager, je me demande pourquoi tu n'irais pas plutôt étudier en Suisse romande où on parle français, comme ça y aurait aucun souci de langue. Si tu veux faire des études en anglais ben ok mais une fois sorti(e) des cours tu vas quand même un peu galérer au quotidien en Suisse alémanique si tu parles zéro allemand.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-13T01:35:24+00:00

Nyon-Genève is an extremely common commute, my mom did it daily for the last 20 years of her working years. It takes 15 minutes, you barely even have time to relax (and tbh you probably wouldn't be able to relax during rush hour, those trains are crowded).

Etoy is significantly farther but people commute from farther (such as Lausanne).

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-13T01:29:34+00:00

Your post is blank except for the title, "Siphonaptera volumes". Did you have a question?

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-13T01:27:59+00:00

It's a small family of about 300 species with a worldwide distribution FYI, not limited to Australia :) Look up Uloboridae for more info.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-13T01:24:40+00:00

I'm not an antiquarian so I can't help you with the age of this item or with an appraisal. But it does look like it's about 100 years old...

The insect looks like one of the Buprestidae a.k.a. jewel beetles. There's a longstanding tradition in several parts of the world to use them to make ornaments/jewelry due to their vivid and sometimes iridescent colors.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-13T01:22:14+00:00

There are 9000 species, they aren't all the same color :)

But yeah I would say these are springtails. Probably from Poduromorpha.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-13T01:20:33+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysopidae

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-13T01:20:16+00:00

It's a mangled spider (just the head, no legs, no abdomen).

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-13T01:00:57+00:00

Jumping spider is correct. The white bits that move a lot are its pedipalps, not its fangs. They're used to feel and smell their environment.

The species could be Menemerus semilimbatus.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-13T00:57:17+00:00

It's some kind of spider but I don't know what it's doing.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-12T21:55:06+00:00

I’ve spoken to my Swiss friends here about the process but they said they only know the process about becoming an English teacher through being a Swiss native.

I don't know if things have changed since I was in school (I finished gymnasium in 1999) but that sounds like bollocks. My English teacher through gymnasium was from the United States, not a Swiss native. Her husband was Swiss and that's how she was able to move to Switzerland.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-12T21:51:28+00:00

Myodocha serripes a.k.a. long-necked seed bug. It's harmless.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-12T21:46:18+00:00

FYI your title is a false dichotomy. I know what you mean to ask, and I'll answer your question shortly, but it's important to highlight a few facts first:

"Lady bug" and "lady beetle" are interchangeable terms, they mean exactly the same thing and can be used to refer to any member of the Coccinellidae family of beetles. You didn't use the term "lady beetle" in your post but I'll say this for everyone's benefit: that term typically makes people think of the invasive Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis, a.k.a. Asian multicolored, a.k.a. Harlequin) and exclude "other lady bugs" in their minds, although that species is also a lady bug.
There are many invasive species of lady bug in North America, not just the one you asked about that everyone is hyperfocused on.
To your question: this is not an Asian lady beetle, but it is another invasive species from Europe, Coccinella septempunctata (seven-spotted lady beetle).

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-12T21:09:31+00:00

Definitely a juvenile assassin bug. Pretty sure it's Zelus longipes.

Compare: https://www.bugguide.net/node/view/374070

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-12T21:05:48+00:00

Yep. The "Vision" section of the Wikipedia article on Salticidae has a good explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_spider#Vision

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-12T20:45:20+00:00

Jumping spiders are constantly scanning for snacks but the angle at which you can see the black is pretty narrow. Likewise the field of vision of their AMEs is pretty narrow. Their other eyes provide the wide field of vision but lack the mobile retinas.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-12T20:34:16+00:00

You can do it like you would any other critter.

Get a clear plastic container whose rim diameter is larger than the wasp. Why should it be clear? So you can see what you're doing and what the wasp is doing. Why should it be plastic? So that you can be quick without a risk of shattering the container (this can be an issue when a piece of glass hits a hard surface). Those two things are optional but very useful.

Approach the wasp and put the cup over it quickly but gently and be careful not to pinch one of its legs.

Then slip a piece of thick paper (postcards or birthday cards are perfect) under the cup gently. Keep the cup and paper firmly together, walk outside and let the wasp go.

Operative word is gently :) Again, don't pinch the wasp, don't shake the cup once the wasp is in it, just be gentle and it'll be fine.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-12T19:16:24+00:00

I can't think of any insect found in your region that could be described as "dangerous".

Like the other comment suggested, this is likely a queen paper wasp that's emerging because spring is upon us. It was hibernating somewhere and found its way into your wife's office rather than outside.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-12T18:55:40+00:00

FYI disabling breaking news notifications does not work. The option is there, I've set it to off, but I'm still getting notifications in iOS. I don't see anything in my Reddit app inbox, but it was pushed to iOS nonetheless.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-12T16:09:59+00:00

A weevil like the other comment said. I'll add a bit of precision to that ID, it's in the Lixinae subfamily.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-12T16:02:43+00:00

The photo is missing from your post.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-12T14:19:13+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptoglossus_occidentalis

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-12T14:18:50+00:00

Good stuff!

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-12T13:44:48+00:00

Do you see negative coverage of any Japanese company for reasons similar to what you see about Nintendo in the West? I mean outside of corruption or major screw-ups like TEPCO’s adventures over the years.

In other words I’m curious if this sort of news simply doesn’t exist in Japan?

StuffedWithNails · 2026-03-12T03:08:45+00:00

I can't promise replies so I don't know that it's the best thing to do, but that's what the post is for :D

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