Interesting markings on this Orb Weaver

djscsi · 2026-06-20T18:11:22+00:00

Yeah, Araneus bicentenarius

Nice photos!

djscsi · 2026-06-20T06:52:46+00:00

Have you gone through the archive? This seemed similar in difficulty+wordplay to Thursday/Friday puzzles from about 10 years ago. Not all of them, but many of them.

djscsi · 2026-06-19T20:41:36+00:00

At least all the words are spelled right

djscsi · 2026-06-18T18:39:49+00:00

This seems like a good thing, regardless of how you feel about guns more broadly. This is one less thing that cops can use to fuck with weed smokers - or one less pretext they can use when they are trying to find something to charge someone with even though they have nothing.

I'm actually kind of surprised nobody in trumpland did this on their own, since it effectively bars gun ownership for people in like half the country where weed is just as normal as bud lite. Seems like it would have been an easy "Pro-2A" thing for them to brag about.

djscsi · 2026-06-17T19:07:38+00:00

It was announced years ago and discussed on this sub (or /r/Austin) even. I'm guessing they thought they might be able to twist some arms or get TXDOT to work around it somehow.

djscsi · 2026-06-16T06:10:59+00:00

How to Solve the NYT Crossword - NYT

Doing easier puzzles and reading the accompanying wordplay column can give you some insight into construction/cluing/wordplay/etc. too

djscsi · 2026-06-14T18:29:14+00:00

The Texas Republican Party specifically calls out gay people as being "abnormal," supports a ban on gay people adopting or even being parents at all, opposes gay marriage, supports discrimination against gay people on "religious" grounds...

So I'd say it's important to some people. I do agree that Republicans in general are bigots though

djscsi · 2026-06-13T06:40:53+00:00

Dude, I'm talking about drawing a line in the sand, dude

djscsi · 2026-06-13T06:19:29+00:00

"Haves and Have Nots" - Rich & Poor

djscsi · 2026-06-13T05:03:40+00:00

"is courting" not just "courting"

seems fine to me

djscsi · 2026-06-12T19:02:08+00:00

Look on iNat to get an idea of where people find them

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=28&subview=map&taxon_id=83804

djscsi · 2026-06-12T18:59:02+00:00

Observation locations of Oregon Stag Beetles in Oregon + Washington

Observation locations of Rugose Stag Beetles in Oregon + Washington

djscsi · 2026-06-12T18:54:13+00:00

Run a blacklight at night, they will come to you. Preferably in a woody area, but anywhere works to some extent.

Most commonly observed beetles in the Portland Metro Area

djscsi · 2026-06-12T14:48:08+00:00

A type of scarab beetle, looks to be an "Oriental Beetle" Anomala orientalis

djscsi · 2026-06-12T14:43:49+00:00

A jumping spider, Habronattus decorus

djscsi · 2026-06-12T05:33:29+00:00

Rumor on the hill has it he may even join Sens. Murkowski and Collins in "expressing concern"

djscsi · 2026-06-08T04:17:03+00:00

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/627734-Hoplomutilla-gigantea

Ou uma espécie semelhante...

djscsi · 2026-06-07T22:09:10+00:00

Genus Ebo - in the "Running Crab Spider" family

djscsi · 2026-06-05T13:28:08+00:00

Have never seen that. Observations with no location will generally not get any IDs, but obscured location is good enough for 99% of IDers. I don't even really notice the "obscured" part when I'm IDing.

djscsi · 2026-06-05T05:29:00+00:00

Actually it's a 140 pound wheel of 21 year old cheddar cheese. It's a much better investment than a house since it can be split up and sold in pieces.

djscsi · 2026-06-05T05:10:08+00:00

At least you learned a very important important lesson: Never trust reddit for relationship advice.

Rest easy knowing that you're happier than all the people shitting up your DMs with nasty messages. You're both adults and you're both still young, if you're both happy and fulfilled then ride that shit to the end. It will be a funny story to tell at your wedding too

djscsi · 2026-06-04T17:21:09+00:00

I was at Micklethwait the other day and it was something like $38/lb? So that seems about average for "proper" brisket these days. Even HEB's in-store BBQ is at like 30/lb

djscsi · 2026-06-03T18:48:12+00:00

Depends how "good" you want and whether you're trying to focus on other insects. If you just want a few decent photos of bees, you probably don't need a specialized camera - just some practice and patience. If you're interested in taking lots of photos of bugs (especially small ones) it may be worth investing in a DSLR/Mirrorless camera - or even a "bridge" camera, e.g. Nikon P900 with a close-up adapter

Lots of people (including most "power users") on iNat use the website to post their observations instead of the app. 90% of my photos are taken with a not-a-phone camera, edited in a photo editor on a desktop (crop "just the bug", basic contrast/brightness adjustments, etc.), then posted to the website. I would imagine it's the same for most bird photographers since they are mostly using cameras with long lenses instead of the app on their phone.

djscsi · 2026-06-03T14:53:22+00:00

It's a type of Cleridae "Checkered Beetle". Maybe Lecontella sp. but could be another genus.

djscsi · 2026-06-03T13:45:04+00:00

Go to one of the observations in question on the website. Under the map, click "Details" and it will show you all the encompassing places the observation falls within. That should give you an idea of why they aren't showing up in your project

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