Insects

[cityofdelusion]

Tell me you live in Australia, without telling me you live in Australia

[Graeme]

@cityofdelusion the irony is that those big and scary spiders aren't dangerous. In fact, a Huntsman will eat the more problematic ones.

[doubletee]

@Graeme Wow. I have some woodlice and that's about it

[Oaktavia]

This neat lil guy mayfly flew onto my jacket this afternoon.

[pechelman]

cool mayfly!

[Oaktavia]

@pechelman ah that's what they are called. I couldn't remember!

[pechelman]

You're welcome @Oaktavia !
It's one of the few insects I know pretty well because they're so well known for fly fishing. It's also the only insect where i know the scientific name and what it means.

[Oaktavia]

@pechelman right on man that's awesome. I live close to a river and they are all over here.

[ARNC]

Looks like we’ve got another swarm at the office. A bit blurry but I’m not planning to get any closer when the bees are this active!

[Oaktavia]

@ARNC oh wow, good call staying away!

[Nocturama]

Nearly ran this sluggish cinnabar over with the lawn mower.

Guessing this one was looking for my honey, but couldn’t get the cupboard door open!

[ARNC]

@Oaktavia a bit calmer now and as close as I can sensibly get!

[Oaktavia]

@ARNC are those honeybees?

[ARNC]

@Oaktavia yes, we have office honeybees - I think 3 hives currently. I’m not involved in looking after them (it’s my boss’s project) but I can see them from my window, especially if they decide to swarm or are disturbed.

[Oaktavia]

@ARNC ah, that makes sense now. Pretty neat you can see them from your window.

[aksu]

Me: Who loves denim?
Mosquitos: We do!

[goosehd]

@aksu that is a lot of mosquitoes!! Where are you and what were you doing?

[aksu]

@goosehd
Northern Finland. Bit of fishing, but mainly wondering around with minimal reason

[goosehd]

@aksu I’ve encountered black flies and mosquitoes like that a few times in northern, swampy, boggy areas and did not enjoy it. The fishing was excellent even though I was miserable.

[tody]

@ARNC Thinking about putting up a hive in our garden.

My encounter with bees 15 years ago was a bit crazy. While still living in Cologne, we noticed a swarm in our backyard, heading for a small hole in our wall. When opening the drywall up, we found a massive structure behind it. They must have been living there for decades.