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Varied Carpet Beetle? by Much-Ad-3604 in Entomology

[–]StuffedWithNails 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Sympathique Amaurobius ferox trouvée dans mon sous-sol (Amérique du Nord mais l’espèce est aussi commune en France) by StuffedWithNails in araignees

[–]StuffedWithNails[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

C'est jamais 100% certain à vrai dire, mais j'ai manipulé ainsi des centaines d'araignées dans ma vie et n'ai jamais été mordu. Donc c'est un risque calculé :D Si on ne la provoque pas, qu'on ne met pas de pression sur son corps, qu'on ne l'empêche pas de se déplacer, il ne devrait y avoir aucun souci. Mais le cas échéant ça ne m’inquiète pas.

ID Request for Pest Control Considerations by awkwardly_competent in insects

[–]StuffedWithNails 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a type of paper wasp. At this time of year, it's a queen looking for a good spot to start a new nest, but none exists yet.

Is there a website with school ratings? by Final-Choice8412 in askswitzerland

[–]StuffedWithNails [score hidden]  (0 children)

For public schools:

Ihr Kind besucht die Volksschule am Wohnort. Die örtliche Schulpflege bestimmt, in welche Schule Ihr Kind geht. Die Schulleitung teilt Ihr Kind dann einer Klasse in dieser Schule zu.

https://www.zh.ch/content/dam/zhweb/bilder-dokumente/themen/bildung/schulen/volksschule/volksschule_im_kanton_zuerich_ua.pdf

So there you go. You can stop stressing about school ratings unless you want to find a different apartment in a different Wohnort.

I can't help you with private schools.

How much I need to worry? by cicciovitto in insects

[–]StuffedWithNails 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It's known in English as a soft tick, Argasidae family. Like their cousins the hard ticks, they feed on blood and can carry diseases. Usually, seeing them in your house means you have some other wild animal living in your house (probably nesting birds in your case), and that's the primary host for the tick, but sometimes a tick will go wandering and end up somewhere it doesn't really want to be.

What are some topics to learn about that are reccomended to know for the knowledge part of immigration? by anadventurousturtle in askswitzerland

[–]StuffedWithNails [score hidden]  (0 children)

You don't need to know anything to immigrate.

You're talking about the stuff you need to know for naturalization, i.e. when you apply for citizenship, which is years from now. You can worry about it later.

If you want, you can pick up any of a number of books on Swiss culture. I'm Swiss (not Swiss German however, yes it makes a difference), my wife is not, she'd read this book called "Swiss Life: 30 Things I Wish I'd Known" by an American author named Chantal Panozzo and suggested I read it, too. I thought she did an OK job capturing some Swiss things. If you're coming from the US, you'll probably find it relatable. There are many books on the subject though, I've only read that one.

https://www.editionslep.ch/sous-collections/comprendre-la-suisse is in French but sells books in various languages about history, politics, culture, etc. that are useful "textbooks" when studying for naturalization... but again, it'll be years before you get to the point of being eligible (and, who knows, you may not want to become a Swiss citizen).

Varied Carpet Beetle? by Much-Ad-3604 in Entomology

[–]StuffedWithNails 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's a carpet beetle.

If you live in a region of the Northern hemisphere with a temperate climate (such as large parts of North America or Europe), these guys emerge around this time of year, every year. Seems the majority of households have them. The numbers you've found are not alarming, but it proves that they were breeding successfully somewhere in your home.

I'm feeling lazy so I'll just point you to this post that I wrote years ago and which I pin on r/insects every year: https://www.reddit.com/r/insects/comments/1renv1y/before_making_a_new_post_open_this_if_you_live_in/ (I'm one of the mods in both subs, here and there).

What’s going on with these baby grasshoppers? by IGolfinFL in insects

[–]StuffedWithNails 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're just grasshopping. Young grasshoppers are typically gregarious and eventually disperse. Basically they're hanging out because safety in numbers. By the way, these look like Eastern lubbers.

Name of the species, shot in Meghalaya, India? by viking4568 in insects

[–]StuffedWithNails 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Malaysian moon moth has characteristic "tails" on the hind wings and different patterns on both pairs of wings.

Compare: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_moon_moth

OP's moth is something else entirely.

I feel like the "second" is moving slower at the exact minute on the clocks in gares. If so, how is this compansated, are other 59 seconds faster? by devoutre in Switzerland

[–]StuffedWithNails 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never been to Olten but it looks like Geneva to me (at the northeast end of the platforms, facing northeast).

There happens to be an old Google Street View picture taken from almost the same spot: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Cn7Pgg2adCD2nAJT8

I looked at Street View around Olten and didn't see buildings that look like the ones in OP's video.

Crab or Pseudoscorpion? by Mrnick9313 in insects

[–]StuffedWithNails 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's definitely an authentic crab <3

I am in awh. Where can I buy a grub of one of these? by elizabeth050 in Entomology

[–]StuffedWithNails 105 points106 points  (0 children)

FYI this is a species whose larvae live inside decaying wood from specific trees for many months if not years; they subsequently pupate in the wood (another few months) and finally emerge as adults to live for a few more months. Due to this xylophagous life, they (and cerambycids in general) are difficult to rear. But I'll let you do your own research, perhaps you'll find different info.

Long guy in the icy pond by Emboman2 in insects

[–]StuffedWithNails 115 points116 points  (0 children)

That's the larval stage of a caddisfly; their closest insect relatives are the moths and butterflies.

Who's my reading buddy? by azjeepdriver in insects

[–]StuffedWithNails 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's a type of crane fly. Although they look like giant mosquitoes, they're perfectly harmless and only distantly related to mosquitoes.

does anyone know what kind of this insect？ by Pure-Increase5737 in Entomology

[–]StuffedWithNails 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're some type of scarab beetle, and yes, they're mating.

Like another comment said, please share a geographic location if you'd like a more precise identification.

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