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    • OaktaviaO
      Oaktavia
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      @pechelman
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      @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-32 - XL/XXL

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      • pechelmanP
        pechelman
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        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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        • OaktaviaO
          Oaktavia
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          @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-32 - XL/XXL

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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
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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-32 - XL/XXL

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              • NocturamaN
                Nocturama
                Haraki san Prodigy
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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
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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-32 - XL/XXL

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                    • ARNCA
                      ARNC
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                      @Oaktavia
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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-32 - XL/XXL

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                        • A
                          aksu
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                          Me: Who loves denim?
                          Mosquitos: We do!

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

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                              • goosehdG
                                goosehd
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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
                                  tody
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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
                                    ARNC
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                                    @tody
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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
                                      jerkules
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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
                                          Oaktavia
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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-32 - XL/XXL

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

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