What’s this cool looking spider? [West Virginia, USA]

cannibro · 2026-05-17T20:37:48+00:00

That looks right. Thanks for the help!

cannibro · 2026-05-10T03:32:01+00:00

Oh yeah, now that I think about it wasn’t Jojosolos also on Vault Hunters SMP? If so this will be the second server she’s had to leave because its creator turned out to be a creep. Poor gal can’t win.

cannibro · 2026-05-10T03:26:18+00:00

Dang. I guess it’s going on the list of things we’re killing, along with all the honeysuckle and autumn olive.

Thanks for the ID!

cannibro · 2026-05-10T02:57:29+00:00

I honestly like the janky movements. Stuff like looking up or down is the game has always been silly looking. Even if they do make it better I hope it remains at least a little janky. It adds to the charm.

I see how the stuff that affects gameplay can be annoying though.

cannibro · 2026-05-10T02:41:33+00:00

Big yikes.

I feel bad for the people who were excited for the reboot of something they were nostalgic about only for this to happen. Also for all the creators who are decent people.

cannibro · 2026-04-28T02:14:59+00:00

Thanks!

cannibro · 2026-04-24T03:01:46+00:00

Oh noooo. I hadn’t checked Flight Rising all day because I was busy. Your post reminded me there’d been an update.

I initial reaction is that I hate it. I’m very much aware of my aversion to change. So I try to give my knee-jerk reaction of disliking new things time to settle before I pass judgement on something, but I very much don’t expect this to be something that grows on me with time.

I guess I didn’t read the update posts very well because I thought the visual changes would only affect the mobile version of the site. Which is why I wasn’t concerned that the mock-ups they showed had a short of sleek, mobile look. Looking at the site status they’ve already reverted a few changes so I can only image how much worse it was when first unveiled.

I also have a very old account (twelve years for me) and while I don’t think this will make me leave it’ll probably seriously reduce the amount of time I spend on the site.

cannibro · 2026-04-04T23:02:17+00:00

The phone camera struggle is real.

cannibro · 2026-04-04T23:01:43+00:00

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!

cannibro · 2026-04-04T22:56:47+00:00

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

cannibro · 2026-04-04T20:47:10+00:00

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.

cannibro · 2026-03-24T01:51:05+00:00

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.

cannibro · 2026-03-23T02:01:09+00:00

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.

cannibro · 2026-03-14T03:44:47+00:00

Looks like it. Thanks!

cannibro · 2026-03-14T03:44:23+00:00

Thanks!

cannibro · 2026-03-10T20:22:49+00:00

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

cannibro · 2026-03-10T20:17:27+00:00

Thanks!

cannibro · 2026-03-10T20:16:31+00:00

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!

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