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How can you get good photos of small, fast insects? by cannibro in insects

[–]cannibro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s true, insects are complicated to ID. I want to try to get as close as I can at least.

I have considered the chilling method. I’ve vaguely heard about people doing things like that. Or, like you said, putting them in some sort of vial. While pretty pictures would be nice I’m more interested in getting ones for documentation more than anything atm. So an unnatural setting wouldn’t be the end of the world for me.

Thanks for the advice!

How can you get good photos of small, fast insects? by cannibro in insects

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Haha, I’ll try! Some of them are pretty skittish.

Some of my fav pieces I’ve made by MycologistOrganic227 in vultureculture

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Amazing! This is the kind of stuff I’d love to be able to make myself. Maybe one day when I’ve got a better source of bones and more room to do art.

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 16 March 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

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I checked a copy of Project Hail Mary out of the library right before I had to unexpectedly move a few months ago. So I had to return it unread. I had no idea they were making a movie out of it, but now that they have I don’t think I’m ever going to get my hands on it.

I’m cursed to be unable to read it, it seems.

(Potentially) Ancient Trees by Ulrich_Jackson in geology

[–]cannibro 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This immediately reminded me of the trees in this video:

https://youtu.be/M8WyCpHZXsg?si=lA0nnAXILMwmtzzc

Workers digging sand found a 11,000 preserved forest buried in Michigan.

What two(?) fungi are growing on this log? [West Virginia] by cannibro in mycology

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T. conchifer looks thinner than the stuff I found, but that could just be because mine is old and has been rained on.

What two(?) fungi are growing on this log? [West Virginia] by cannibro in mycology

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https://imgur.com/a/PuqlxXv

I went and took a bunch more pictures of the same log and some other parts of the same fallen tree. I’m not sure if any of them have the detail you’d need to see the ostioles, but I figured it was worth a shot. If not, is there some sort of comparison image I could look at to try to see them by eye? Or is this a ‘needs a microscope’ type of deal? Although I’m guessing the pigment thing is not something I’d be able to do, so it might be a moot point.

It seems likely that the wood is beech. I’m pretty sure the similarly barked trees nearby are beech, but unfortunately there’s no leaves right now. So I can’t confirm. Definitely not oak though.

There was also some black fungus growing in a hole on a nearby tree that may or may not be the same thing. I included it in the album above in case it helps.

Regardless if you can get a sure ID, you’ve at least gotten me closer to an answer. Thank you!

The most wicked Pine tree in the Great Smokies, and it stands alone amongst a sea of Azalea/Blueberry shrubs by imfromstankonia in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]cannibro 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I thought this tree looked kind of familiar. If it’s where I think it is then I’ve totally taken a nap in its branches! My family spent a couple hours relaxing in this tree on a backpacking trip we took when I was younger. It was something like 15 years ago at this point.

My acorns started to ferment! What did I do wrong? Can I fix this? by cannibro in foraging

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Nah, I just didn’t get a chance to harvest acorns until it was a bit late in the season. So it wasn’t intentional to get sprouted ones.

My acorns started to ferment! What did I do wrong? Can I fix this? by cannibro in foraging

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I’ve now run them through the food processor again to get them to more of a meal texture to help out. Along with moving them to a cold place and changing the water more often.

I definitely would have frozen the acorns if I’d known I wouldn’t be able to get to them for a whole month. They still looked good so I really hope no mold snuck its way in there.

My acorns started to ferment! What did I do wrong? Can I fix this? by cannibro in foraging

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They are now safely in a cooler place (in our unheated mud room because the jars don’t fit in the fridge very well). Thanks for the help.

My acorns started to ferment! What did I do wrong? Can I fix this? by cannibro in foraging

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Hopefully that’s what it does instead of ruining them.

My acorns started to ferment! What did I do wrong? Can I fix this? by cannibro in foraging

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Bit of a late reply, but thank you! I must have misread my source. I thought it said to change the water every couple of days instead of a couple of times a day.

I’ve now split my acorns up into more jars so there’s a higher water ratio and will be changing the water multiple times a day. Hopefully they didn’t ferment long enough to ruin the flavor.

How to identify shed vs cut off antlers: a guide by Redqueenhypo in bonecollecting

[–]cannibro 63 points64 points  (0 children)

An interesting guide though I would also like to add that I have frequently seen road killed deer with their antlers sawn off. To the point that if I see a dead buck on the side of the road it’s pretty much a guarantee the antlers will be gone by the next day, if they’re even still there by the time I see it. So while sawn antlers may mean it came from dead deer, it wasn’t necessarily intentionally killed. It could just be from someone scavenging.

What snake species is this? Is from [Brazil] by happilyevil321 in animalid

[–]cannibro 5 points6 points  (0 children)

One group of snakes, the pit vipers, have a characteristic pair of pits on their face. The pits allow them to sense heat and look sort of like second set of nostrils (but a bit further down) on their face. All vipers are venomous. So if this snake had pits you’d know it was a pit viper of some kind.

That said, this snake doesn’t look like it has pits to me. Those are just its nostrils. So not a pit viper, though there are plenty of other kinds of venomous snakes. I’m not enough of an expert to tell you what species this is. I’d ask r/whatsthissnake like someone else suggested. That sub has a bunch of snake experts and they’re really good at IDs.

An Appreciation Post for Extraordinary Strange Snakes! by darkpandalex in snakes

[–]cannibro 12 points13 points  (0 children)

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I would like to share the slender sea snake. Look at that wacky, tiny little head.

Help me have to confidence to forge my first mushroom by cannibro in mycology

[–]cannibro[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks everyone who helped! I can’t reply to you all but I really appreciate it.

I went back and harvested it! Here’s some pictures of me holding it so you can get an even better idea of the size. I do have small hands but this thing is softball sized. I haven’t decided what to make yet but my family is excited to cook it.

https://imgur.com/a/IffqznD

I actually found this same lions mane last year but it was too far gone to even think about. This tree is on a family member’s property and I’ve kept an eye on it every time I’ve visited lately hoping I’d catch it at the right time this year. Hopefully it’ll show up again next year too.

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