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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

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    • ARNCA
      ARNC
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      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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      • OaktaviaO
        Oaktavia
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        @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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        • NocturamaN
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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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          • ARNCA
            ARNC
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            @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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            • OaktaviaO
              Oaktavia
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              @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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              • ARNCA
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                @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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                • OaktaviaO
                  Oaktavia
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                  @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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                  • A
                    aksu
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                    Me: Who loves denim?
                    Mosquitos: We do!

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

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                        • goosehdG
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                          @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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                          • todyT
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                            @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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                            • ARNCA
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                              @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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                              • jerkulesJ
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                                @ARNC ”bloody foreign bees, coming over here stealing our pollen and our women”

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                                • SKTS
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                                  Arachnid post…but does anyone want a sack of baby spiders? My kids were freaking out

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                                  • OaktaviaO
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                                    @SKT ahoooo I'm itchy!!!

                                    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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                                    • SKTS
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                                      @Oaktavia right!? Kinda freaked me out too

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                                      • spleef_onerS
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                                        Found this spider in my backyard this morning, pretty massive for IL.

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                                        • NocturamaN
                                          Nocturama
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                                          Spent the night on my study window - the delicacy of the wings is 🤯
                                          EDIT: now the sun has moved round I managed to get a better photo.
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                                          #JustStopCrocs

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                                          • AdamCA
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                                            @spleef_oner what spider is this? It looks absolutely huge

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