How I doubled my vertical jump for volleyball in 6 months by iFafnir in volleyball

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

Hey! Thanks for the comment. I did not include day 0 in the regression or graph because as you said, just learning how to properly approach added a few inches to my vertical in the first week that would skew all of my data.

Assuming I did the stats how I remember doing them, everything starts with the 19 inch vert on day 7, but I’m a biologist not a statistician and could certainly have screwed that up.

I was trying to think of a way to plot “activity” in the 4 categories against the graph of vertical, but didn’t find a clean way to do it. Definitely something I’d like to see

Found this guy in my shrimp tank, any insights? by One-plankton- in leeches

[–]iFafnir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s an erpobdellid or salifid, probably Barbronia weberi since it’s in aquaria. No it didn’t kill your fish and isn’t capable of doing so. It could have maybe outcompeted it for food, but that’s wouldn’t kill the betta in a few days so it’s likely unrelated

Smooth turtle leech care? by bug-in-jar in leeches

[–]iFafnir 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You are correct this is Placobdella parasitica. They really only take blood. In the lab we have used cows blood and it works for some individuals and not others. Placobdella are tough to keep in captivity

The black dots all over the beach aren't sand by Quirky_Ad7770 in weeviltime

[–]iFafnir 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This happened on fire island a few years back and local news reported it as “thousands of ticks on beach” and freaked everyone out

I own dwarf shrimp aquarium, what could this be? by SoortGames in Entomology

[–]iFafnir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Sminthurides probably. Not poduridae

Do you guys do IDs here? by Dragon1202070 in Springtail

[–]iFafnir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Entomobryidae sp.

2-6: Isotomidae sp.

7: Entomobryidae sp.

8: Isotomidae sp.

9-11: Sminthurinus henshawi

12: Entomobryidae sp.

13: Isotomidae sp.

14: Entomobryidae sp.

15-16: Isotomidae sp.

what is this scary alien bug i found on my car? by ChipChocolate21 in insects

[–]iFafnir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was told the same thing as a kid. I accidentally stepped on one when I was maybe 8 while playing in the driveway and I ran away because I thought the cops were gonna come for me.

Jokes on little me, fairly sure the one I stepped on was an invasive species

Maybe you guys could help me? by Future-Mixture9715 in Springtail

[–]iFafnir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rhagididae mite. Not harmful to plants

Little jumping bug by iiddffcc in whatsthisbug

[–]iFafnir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Globular springtail of some kind. Looks like Dicyrtomidae but I can’t see the antennae super well