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    Graeme
    啓蒙家
    @cityofdelusion
    Joined: 30 Mar 2012

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

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      doubletee
      Haraki san Prodigy
      @Graeme
      Joined: 20 Feb 2023

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

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        Oaktavia
        見習いボス
        Joined: 12 Jun 2019

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

        IG: electricindigowizard

        "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

        WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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          pechelman
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 24 Jan 2022

          cool mayfly!

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            Oaktavia
            見習いボス
            @pechelman
            Joined: 12 Jun 2019

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

            IG: electricindigowizard

            "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

            WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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              pechelman
              啓蒙家
              Joined: 24 Jan 2022

              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.

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                Oaktavia
                見習いボス
                @pechelman
                Joined: 12 Jun 2019

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

                IG: electricindigowizard

                "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                  ARNC
                  啓蒙家
                  Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                  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!

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                  “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                    Oaktavia
                    見習いボス
                    @ARNC
                    Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                    @ARNC oh wow, good call staying away!

                    IG: electricindigowizard

                    "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                    WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                      Nocturama
                      Haraki san Prodigy
                      Joined: 1 Jan 2023

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                      Nearly ran this sluggish cinnabar over with the lawn mower.

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

                      #JustStopCrocs

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                        ARNC
                        啓蒙家
                        @Oaktavia
                        Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                        @Oaktavia a bit calmer now and as close as I can sensibly get!
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                        “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                          Oaktavia
                          見習いボス
                          @ARNC
                          Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                          @ARNC are those honeybees?

                          IG: electricindigowizard

                          "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                          WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                            ARNC
                            啓蒙家
                            @Oaktavia
                            Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                            @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.

                            “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                              Oaktavia
                              見習いボス
                              @ARNC
                              Joined: 12 Jun 2019

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

                              IG: electricindigowizard

                              "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                              WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                                aksu
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 28 Jul 2021

                                Me: Who loves denim?
                                Mosquitos: We do!

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                                • goosehdG
                                  goosehd
                                  Mod Squad
                                  @aksu
                                  Joined: 8 Apr 2016

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

                                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                    aksu
                                    Raw and Unwashed
                                    @goosehd
                                    Joined: 28 Jul 2021

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

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                                    • goosehdG
                                      goosehd
                                      Mod Squad
                                      @aksu
                                      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                      @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.

                                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                        tody
                                        啓蒙家
                                        @ARNC
                                        Joined: 24 Feb 2021

                                        @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.

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                                          ARNC
                                          啓蒙家
                                          @tody
                                          Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                                          @tody that’s a lot of bees and the natural comb structure is really cool.

                                          It might be worth checking what the rules are about bee keeping in Germany (obviously different to the UK). I don’t know much but I know my boss and another colleague have been on a special bee training course and we had the bee inspector visit recently. As we’re near the coast they needed to check that foreign bees aren’t coming over and taking up residence (sounds like some kind of political joke but it’s a real thing apparently, I think to stop transmission of bee diseases).

                                          “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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