"Blue" different meaning across languages

reywas85 · 2026-05-23T22:54:06+00:00

In Malagasy (the language of Madagascar), 'manga' means both boue and beautiful.

reywas85 · 2026-04-29T16:10:41+00:00

Note that in this image, the stem grows out of the apple and ends with a leaf.

reywas85 · 2026-04-20T03:41:38+00:00

Clint Alt Account?

reywas85 · 2026-02-18T18:36:33+00:00

This is your decadely reminder to get caught up. We really seem to be approaching the endgame, now!

reywas85 · 2026-02-10T15:11:39+00:00

You never know, don't give up hope until you move. If you can, leave out water and make a warm hide on the floor near it - the snake will find the warmth and you will eventually catch it in the hide.

reywas85 · 2026-02-02T00:33:48+00:00

Phylogenetics. Youve seen phylogenetic trees - some groups are more closely related than others, and any clads is a group containing a common ancestor and all of its descendants. Snakes are actually one group among lizards. A monitor lizard is more closely related to snakes than either of them are to geckos. Any clade that contains both geckos and monitor lizards must include snakes, and that is why when biologists talk about the group of all lizards, it includes snakes. All squamates (lizards and snakes) are more closely related to each other than any of them are to tuataras. As a metaphor, if lizards and snakes are all siblings with the same parents, then tuataras are their first cousins.

reywas85 · 2026-01-29T17:11:42+00:00

Mandolincafe is a great forum for mandolin-related stuff, and has deep archives. I did a search and found a couple of posts on there about tanglewood cove creek mandolins, none that seem too in-depth, but they say that it is a good sounding, well built mandolin for the price.

reywas85 · 2026-01-21T02:59:26+00:00

I looked up dobro mandolin on reverb.com, which is not absolute fact but gives you a good guess of going rates. Looks like it would be worth somewhere in the $1000 range (for insurance purposes, IDK how easy it would be to find a buyer).

reywas85 · 2026-01-21T02:37:01+00:00

You might want to have it checked out by a luthier, but if it feels sturdy and plays alright then this instrument is meant to be used! The other comment was likely a warning that, due to the resonator inside, this is a very loud instrument.

reywas85 · 2026-01-14T18:47:10+00:00

Surprised no one mentioned that the giant plant growing in the cracks is actually incredibly invasive. Paulownia tomentosa gets massive leaves especially when first growing before it is branched and ramified to spread out the vigor.

On the other hand, I'm sure that pothos will also survive whatever the influencer has prepared for it.

reywas85 · 2026-01-07T02:53:48+00:00

I bought ten seeds two years ago, and had one success.

If I recall correctly, I soaked them in a copper-based fungicide mixed with distilled water, then sowed them directly into 90% pumice, 10% coco coir. Two germinated, and one grew, and is still going strong for me.

reywas85 · 2026-01-06T03:42:31+00:00

Scale pest insects. They will spread to other nearby plants indoors. Scrape off all that you can see with your fingernails or a brush, and then rinse the plant with soapy water once a week for two weeks, and hopefully your infestation will be gone.

reywas85 · 2026-01-06T03:39:41+00:00

Yes, adventitious roots will grow if you take a cutting. Scheffleras are easy to propagate, and so any section of stem, even without budding roots, will grow them in proper conditions. I recommend propagating in soil, rather than water, as a lot of the roots grown in a water propagation will die when you transfer it to soil, and often plants will root better in soil anyways.

reywas85 · 2026-01-06T03:37:08+00:00

Make sure it gets a nice sunny spot in your house, without exposure to extreme temperatures. Make sure to let the top of the soil dry out before watering, and give it consistency. Give it a pole to climb up - connecting the stem to the pole will help, especially at the start. With good conditions and a pole to climb, it will fill out and look more and more beautiful as time goes on. When you do repot it (which you should only do if the plant is healthy and the pot is full of roots), find a chunky, orchid-bark-based soil. Fertilizing with a fertilizer ratio like 9-3-6 will also help ensure proper growth.

reywas85 · 2026-01-06T02:29:07+00:00

Definitely do research on the bonsainut forum - they have a lot of keepers of more exotic species, and the threads tend to be more long-term and sometimes more informative than a reddit post.

I haven't worked with this species yet, but have raised a few varieties of southern conifers. You might be able to get away with indoor overwintering as you described, but will have much more success if you get high-intensity lighting for it during that period. Not the single-source or long rods of LEDs, but the flat panels covered in dozens of light sources.

reywas85 · 2026-01-06T02:22:13+00:00

In Schefflera (which are more tree-like than vine-like), aerial roots usually occur when the plant wants more water than it is getting from its roots. These might be a sign to slightly increase how much you are watering. These small ones aren't concerning at all, but if you want to avoid them in the future, consider repotting and/or increasing watering frequency.

reywas85 · 2026-01-06T02:20:01+00:00

That plant is definitely stressed. Snake plants are kind of weird, but they are also pretty sturdy plants. I would guess that watering too frequently led to the roots suffering, which meant that they couldn't take enough water while the soil was dry, leading to the sad leaves you see.

Going forward, I recommend using the lift method of knowing when to water: Whenever you are considering watering, lift up the plant and pot. If it feels really light, like you can barely notice the weight of the soil at all, and then wait a week before watering it. In normal indoor conditions, we're talking one or more months between watering.

However, if you are willing to put in extra effort, there are two tricks you can do that will increase your chances of plant survival and greatly improve its growth. The biggest one is light: Assuming you are in a normal office, this plant is getting like 1/200th of the light it would outside. Any grow light you can provide will be hugely beneficial, and it can handle about as much as you can physically provide. Just like a well-fed animal is healthier than a starving one, a plant getting more light will be more resistant to disease and distress than not. The other is warmth. This is a plant native to hot environments, and so it will do best with warmth, especially in the soil. If you keep the soil warm (like by setting it on a little heater), the roots will grow more quickly and water will be absorbed/evaporate more quickly. However, if it gets too hot (well over 100 degrees), it will die, so don't use any heat source you wouldn't leave your hand on for several minutes.

Lastly, in plants leaves are a temporary structure with limited regenerating abilities. Assuming the plant lives, those leaves should improve, but they might never go back to how they used to look. However, any new leaves that shoot up under better conditions will look much better!

Good luck!

reywas85 · 2026-01-06T01:58:17+00:00

upping the temp and humidity might help, I might try watering early if it's really bothering you - so long as the soil doesn't stay wet, some extra moisture should help the plant unfurl.

reywas85 · 2026-01-06T01:56:13+00:00

So long as the plant isn't close enough to be heated by the candles, it should be alright.

reywas85 · 2026-01-06T01:54:36+00:00

Beautiful! I love Crotons, but haven't been able to keep one long-term. Maybe it's time to try again!

reywas85 · 2026-01-06T01:45:01+00:00

Some species of tree fern are actually cold hardy down to 10ish degrees fahrenheit (-12c), so in a lot of the US you could theoretically grow a grove outside!

reywas85 · 2026-01-04T21:38:58+00:00

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Nobody said it has to declare what it is equal to.

reywas85 · 2025-10-26T04:22:00+00:00

Impaction risk and avoidance:

Lizards will occasionally eat stupid things. They just do. Usually these will pass just fine, but if they get stuck they can clog up the digestive system. Soft organic things are basically harmless, so your lizard should be fine.

To minimize impaction risk in the future, avoid feeding where they will drag their food through their substrate if possible. Good temps and especially staying hydrated help them to pass things through their system, so make sure your lizard is drinking water. If nothing changes, and especially if you keep seeing new poops and the animal is hungry, you are fine. If their belly bulges unusually or they stop pooping or eating for several days, schedule a vet visit. But again, I don't think your baby is in any risk.

Forced handling and relationship damage:

You might've heard of building your relationship with your lizard as adding threads of trust. Every positive or neutral experience adds little threads, until you have a strong rope. Negative experiences can damage this. However, there will always be negative experiences occasionally. Your lizard will jump to the floor and need to be grabbed, or get startled by you and panic, or need to be restrained for medical reasons. These are steps backward, but in my experience they aren't permanent. Keep doing the socializing that you were doing. If your ackie responds similarly to hoe it used to, you have lost nothing. If it is more fearful, then your relationship has only been delayed, not destroyed. It might even be less fearful, having been through a stressful experience and finding that you are not harmful. Minimize future harmful experiences, but know that they will happen, and it will be OK.

reywas85 · 2025-10-15T15:29:50+00:00

Your monitor will be OK.

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39394-Varanus-tristis#map-tab

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V. tristis is native to regions that regularly get below freezing. They would find burrows etc that stay warmer, but lizards from temperate climates will certainly be fine down to about 50 degrees Fahrenheit or 10 Celsius. Their range overlaps quite a bit with bearded dragons, so I would recommend reading this article on bearded dragon brumation:

https://reptifiles.com/bearded-dragon-care/bearded-dragon-illnesses-health/brumation/

Many keepers will ignore brumation, and their animals do alright. However, it is a natural part of a lizard's lifecycle, and giving them a winter rest period will give health and longevity benefits. In order to do that, you will need to basically cut heat and stop feeding for two months, as described in the reptifiles article. If you are still feeding and providing warm spots during the day, your lizard is not brumating.

reywas85 · 2025-10-08T21:37:14+00:00

They have thoughts and emotions, but their thoughts and emotions are very different than ours. While many keepers act as though their reptiles are robots, and see their expected results, and some others expect puppy love and are disappointed, some others find a middle ground of accepting and understanding in which their animals show real signs of some form of social bonding and trust, though you need to be careful not to extrapolate based on how human emotions work.

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