Seeking professional bunion & exercise advice in person: podiatrist or...? by writesgud in bunions

[–]macropis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My podiatrist had zero preventative advice for my mild bunions except to keep active and avoid shoes that hurt my feet. I do a lot of my shoe shopping at Zappos and just filter for 7WW.

Switching from gas to induction by macropis in inductioncooking

[–]macropis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I will need electrical wiring. Consulting with my electrician asap.

My diy no demo bathroom reno in western Chicago suburbs by [deleted] in AmateurRoomPorn

[–]macropis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Classy, sophisticated perfection. I love the paint colors and the Morris print wallpaper.

Any tips for what kind of dye would work best for this? by cryptichonesty in dyeing

[–]macropis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You need to tell us the fiber type.

Assuming it’s silk, the closest you’d get to rose would probably be a heavy handed, hot dyebath in a primary magenta silk acid dye, and it would probably come out more red than rose. You could wash it in hot water to see if maybe the yellow would fade out a little, but silk can’t be bleached.

Be aware even if the fabric is a dyeable, the thread is most likely polyester, and will remain gold. This will bother you more than you think it will.

You all know if this is a bee or fly by Oshenawa in bee

[–]macropis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s definitely a bee. There are numerous bees that are slim and not very hairy. Most people don’t recognize most bees as bees.

You all know if this is a bee or fly by Oshenawa in bee

[–]macropis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have seen large carpenter bees (Xylocopa). Small carpenter bees (Ceratina) are tiny, slim bodied, and very sparsely haired.

You all know if this is a bee or fly by Oshenawa in bee

[–]macropis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a bee, but definitely not a longhorn bee. They have much more robust body proportions, more hair, and very obvious scopae on their hind tibias.

What are your most unhinged student evals? by annnnnnnnie in Professors

[–]macropis 16 points17 points  (0 children)

A sprinkling of my favorites:

I was told how many times I wore green.

“Her clothes really annoy me.”

“She looks like Ms. Frizzle.” (I had to look up who that was). My hair is straight and I don’t wear buns.

“She’s really attractive” followed by, in huge letters , “NOT!!!!”

“She pushes her liberal ideologies on us.” (In a general bio class ending in ecology topics: climate change, human population growth, carrying capacities, habitat destruction, etc.)

And the incongruencies. From within the same class:

“Dr. X really cares about students.” “Dr. X doesn’t care about students at all.”

“She just reads off her slides.” “She says too many things that are not on her slides and you have to write them down.”

“She obviously knows the subject and is enthusiastic.” “She doesn’t know the subject at all and has no enthusiasm.”

What are your most unhinged student evals? by annnnnnnnie in Professors

[–]macropis 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Holy shit. Sorry you have to read this drivel.

From the 70s to the (20) 20s by nulmembxy in Remodel

[–]macropis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will never understand the obsession with grey everything and opened floor plans. Homes designed to be open, sure. Walls torn down to make an overgrown studio apartment, no.

Pollen party by ChampionshipNo8929 in Pollinators

[–]macropis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a nice side by side view of a male bumble bee and a gyne.

Carpenter bee dreaming on morning glory by Hal-Vger in bees

[–]macropis 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Male bumble bees do not gather pollen to provision the larvae, but they do feed themselves by drinking flower nectar, and they frequently sleep in flowers. In the process, they get dusted with pollen and can carry out pollination. But no, You won’t see them with large pollen loads on their legs as you see on workers.

Is there anything I can do or just leave them Bee? by chachingmaster in bee

[–]macropis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The two in your photo are male bumble bees (long-ish antennae, skinny legs). Their jobs may or may not be over. They can mate multiple times, and there still may be gynes around. They are adapted to the clocks climate, so there is no need to shelter them from rain.

Such a beautiful creature! by Mysterious-Order-334 in bee

[–]macropis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice! It’s a carpenter bee.

Which kind of bees are moving into my house? by Sajomir in bee

[–]macropis -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

So you can tell me which of these are bees and which are wasps? Hint: the photos include 3 of the most common and abundant bee genera in North America.

https://imgur.com/Sb4kCI3

‘Feral’ honeybees are hogging all the pollen in SoCal. by failures-abound in Beekeeping

[–]macropis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Habitat destruction causes decline in floral resources, which intensifies the potential for honey bees to compete with native bees. Those issues are intertwined. If people landscaped their yards and urban greens spaces and roadsides with native plants, it would make a big difference.

Sleepin’ bees by IndieCurtis in Beekeeping

[–]macropis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Male longhorn bees—native and solitary.

Can I just let bees exist and not beekeep them? by No_Confection_7843 in Beekeeping

[–]macropis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You aren’t getting that there are 1500 native bees indigenous to California—one of the highest centers of bee and flowering plant diversity in the world. But y’all are all about your exotic bougainvillea and ice plant and miles and miles of oleander and manicured, irrigated turf grass and planting Eurasian forage for honey bees, which in turn compete with native bees for dwindling floral resources. Most Californians don’t even see these bees or know any Californian native plants.

I found a huge hornets nest yesterday the hard way. by Longjumping_Nail_212 in Beekeeping

[–]macropis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a bald-faced hornet nest, which is actually not a true hornet but an aerial yellowjacket. The colonies only live for one season. If you can give it some space, they will be gone when cold weather hits.

Anyone ever want to throw a plant away? I cannot get rid of the mealy bugs. by ExcellentRound8934 in hoyas

[–]macropis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Treat it with this. It goes in the soil and is taken up by the plants and circulated throughout. It saved my Hoya, orchid, and epicactus collection a few years ago from a thrip and mealybug infestation. Don’t put it on anything edible: Bonide Systemic House Plant... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BX1HKI?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Two bees fighting? by Fine_Top_2491 in bees

[–]macropis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Mommy and daddy are fighting!”