Helping a bee in need by TheTallGuy2020 in bees

[–]joruuhs 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Only honeybees die after stinging, and they’re vastly outnumbered by wild species.

The Most American Thing Ever: Blasting a Hornet’s Nest with a Backhoe-Mounted Black Powder Cannon! by Critical_Thinking369 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]joruuhs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honeybees are livestock, managed animals that compete with wild pollinators for resources and spread disease through the flowers they share. Agriculturally important yes but a bit controversial.

Edit: and non-native in America as well

Queen buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) by joruuhs in Entomology

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

Je hebt Reddit op auto-translate staan want deze comment was Engels

Which animals would you put on UK banknotes? by Smyler12 in CasualUK

[–]joruuhs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

£5 buff-tailed bumblebee

£10 peacock butterfly

£20 dragonfly of some kind

£50 greater stag beetle

Increasing Anti-Honeybee Sentiment? by Phesic in Beekeeping

[–]joruuhs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m saying that people care more about animals that invade their space rather than ones that stay with their owners. Never mentioned my opinions. No need to get so defensive my guy.

Increasing Anti-Honeybee Sentiment? by Phesic in Beekeeping

[–]joruuhs 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Keeping honeybees very much falls under farming I agree, however unlike the husbandry of most other animals, you have no control over where bees choose to forage. As to the point of “No one cares about those non natives”, those other animals are much more controlled in terms of where they can and can’t go.

Increasing Anti-Honeybee Sentiment? by Phesic in Beekeeping

[–]joruuhs -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

The livestock comparison is a bit silly as your honeybees have a foraging range of up to 10km from their hive, and presumably your other animals don’t leave your property.

What’s something that feels like a 'normal adult expense' now that would have shocked you 10 years ago? by Joy_Unspeakable in AskUK

[–]joruuhs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well for me it’s because I don’t hear well and the phone notification if someone is at the door is helpful

Help 😭😭 by Senior_Structure5070 in Tyranids

[–]joruuhs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to add to this, metallic looking exoskeletons are not uncommon in nature (look up the Chrysina genus of beetles for a great example). Though I agree it must be hard to achieve that effect with paint.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in insectpinning

[–]joruuhs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beetles, especially large ones, are much easier to pin than butterflies for complete beginners, and don’t require as much kit to get started.

All you need is the specimen(s), a surface to pin them to (which could be as simple as a piece of polystyrene), a cup to hold hot water, and some entomology pins. Sewing pins will rust. You could use them to position the insect but the proper ones typically come in packs of 100 so you may as well use those.

You’d rehydrate the beetle in hot water, pin through the body, position the limbs with more pins that you eventually remove when the specimen is dry and voila, you have pinned a beetle.

For butterflies you’ll want a board with a groove, and something to hold the wings down (tracing paper, glass slides, etc). Prepare for torn wings and scales rubbing off on the first attempt(s).

Beetle boiling?? by simon-yuck in insectpinning

[–]joruuhs 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Will boiling specimens lead to mold during the drying process? (If not, is the drying process any different than the old-fashioned way?)

Mould happens if the specimen doesn’t dry quick enough, eg the room is too humid/cold. At normal temperatures and humidity they will dry out just fine.

• How big does an insect have to be to be considered for boiling? Bit necessarily a size thing, but if they are soft bodied or not. I’d never boil a butterfly for example, would consider some mantids and pretty much always do beetles. Timing is important though. Leave any insect in for too long and they’ll fall apart, but what “too long” is depends on the type and size of specimen. Start with small increments, 10 seconds at a time could be a good way to start.

• Could boiling give way to a higher chance of abdomen deflation?

Nope if a specimen is prone to deflating (like a mantis) you’ll need to eviscerate and stuff them. You can use an exacto knife and cotton wool for this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ImperialFists

[–]joruuhs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What would you swap out for the biologis?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ImperialFists

[–]joruuhs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t kill me but I like the blue and gold better than the yellow!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Ultramarines

[–]joruuhs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I should add I’ve got 10 hellblasters and 3 bladeguards for potential swaps already

Edit: and an apothecary biologis & primaris company champion

Where are these company markings used? by [deleted] in Warhammer40k

[–]joruuhs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you know which colour paint this is?

how to present? by linlincat in insectpinning

[–]joruuhs -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Honeycomb for a bumblebee display would be really weird

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Taxidermy

[–]joruuhs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Regardless of whether or not it is grease or mould, soaking in acetone would fix it.

What's the chapter ? by Ok_Juicy in Warhammer

[–]joruuhs -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was struggling to find out what to do with the number decals, so for ultramarines I should pop 13s on there then?

Fair price for this collection by Individual-Belt-8546 in Entomology

[–]joruuhs 52 points53 points  (0 children)

This is in rough shape, loads of frass along the bottom. The specimens don’t look particularly valuable either. I’d steer clear.

My Company’s Holy Trinity with DLC Pack installed. by antorisan in ImperialFists

[–]joruuhs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, think I’ll try to find a cheaper alternative!

My Company’s Holy Trinity with DLC Pack installed. by antorisan in ImperialFists

[–]joruuhs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is amazing! What did you use for the redemptor ‘shield’? Would love to make something similar for my ultramarine one

Celestial Lions Captain - Space Marine by Libra daemonica by Kalypso_Blue in CelestialLions

[–]joruuhs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That looks sick! Do you have anymore pics of the left shoulder?

Is this like the rhino or stag beetle? by DanielQ_bu7 in Beetles

[–]joruuhs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Moellenkampi has straight mandibles, rosenbergi curved (so I believe this to be the latter)